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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
306 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
AS A COLD FRONT SLIPS TO OUR SOUTH TONIGHT...COOLER AIR WILL 
CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. NO 
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL 
TREND BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS FOR MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK...THEN 
REBOUND FOR A WARM AND PLEASANT WEEKEND. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-102015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
306 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (0)    56-61 (-11)  29-34        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-11)  24-29 (+2)   75-80        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G20                  NW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     W 13 G23     NW  7 G17    NW 10 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      NW 20        
DISPERSION                         119 VERY GOOD             35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-102015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (0)    55-60 (-10)  29-34        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-13)  23-28 (0)    69-74        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G23                 NW 12 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G21     W 15 G26     NW 11 G26    NW 13 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 33                      NW 23        
DISPERSION                         118 VERY GOOD             26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-102015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
306 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (0)    57-62 (-8)   28-33        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (-11)  21-26 (-3)   67-72        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G21                  NW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G21     W 13 G24     NW  9 G23    NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6700                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      NW 20        
DISPERSION                         88 GOOD                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-102015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (0)    62-67 (-6)   33-38        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-11)  21-26 (-3)   64-69        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G15                  N  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW 11 G19    NW  8 G19    N  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     N 20         
DISPERSION                         96 GOOD                   32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS
TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-102015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+1)   62-67 (-6)   32-37        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-14)  21-26 (-2)   63-68        20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6 G16                 NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW 11 G20    NW  8 G18    NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 28                     NW 23        
DISPERSION                         112 VERY GOOD             38 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          2                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-102015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
306 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (0)    58-63 (-11)  30-35        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (-12)  24-29 (+2)   76-81        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G17                  NW  7 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         W 13 G22     NW  7 G16    NW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      NW 17        
DISPERSION                         117 VERY GOOD             36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-102015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
306 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+1)   61-66 (-8)   32-37        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-10)  22-27 (-1)   68-73        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5 G15                  NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6 G15     W 11 G20     NW  6 G15    N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      N 15         
DISPERSION                         106 VERY GOOD             34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-102015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
306 PM EDT MON APR 9 2012 /206 PM CDT MON APR 9 2012/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (0)    65-70 (-5)   34-39        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-12)  23-28 (-1)   67-72        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5 G15                  NW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        NW 10 G19    NW  7 G15    N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6300                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     N 18         
DISPERSION                         95 GOOD                   40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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