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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1058 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING 
THE DAY...IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THE 
TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SWING THROUGH THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING AN 
INCREASE IN CHANCES OF RAIN. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-211600-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1058 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (+3)   52-57 (+5)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+2)   90-95 (+1)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        LGT/VAR      NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.35         
LAL                   1            4            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6900                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     W 12         
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-211600-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1058 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+7)   51-56 (+6)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+3)   91-96 (-1)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.31         
LAL                   1            3            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6800                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      W 13         
DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER
50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-211600-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1058 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+7)   51-56 (+4)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (0)    88-93 (-2)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.08         0.23         
LAL                   3            3            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     W 10         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-211600-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1058 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+4)   52-57 (+3)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+6)   90-95 (0)    59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  6         N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.09         0.19         
LAL                   3            3            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6700                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      W  8         
DISPERSION            57 GEN GOOD               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-211600-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1058 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+4)   52-57 (+4)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+5)   90-95 (0)    59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.09         0.19         
LAL                   3            3            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6900                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      W 10         
DISPERSION            53 GEN GOOD               30 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-211600-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1058 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+2)   52-57 (+5)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+3)   92-97 (+5)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.29         
LAL                   1            4            2            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     W 12         
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID
60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-211600-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1058 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+2)   53-58 (+4)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+5)   86-91 (-1)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        S  5         N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.12         0.18         
LAL                   3            4            2            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     NW 10        
DISPERSION            67 GOOD                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-211600-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1058 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012 /958 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+2)   54-59 (+3)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+8)   86-91 (-4)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  5         N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.09         0.13         
LAL                   3            4            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      NW  9        
DISPERSION            66 GOOD                   26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

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