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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
501 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE ATLANTIC 
COAST...AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALSO PASSES THROUGH THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IS 
EXPECTED...FOLLOWED BY A TREND TO COOLER TEMPERATURES...AT LEAST 
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-231015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
501 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-10)  31-36 (-12)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-8)   89-94 (-2)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G16                  NW 16 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 11 G21     NW 16 G26    NW 18 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.09         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      NW 32        
DISPERSION            63 GOOD                   142 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-231015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
501 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-7)   31-36 (-13)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-15)  82-87 (-13)  32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 NW 18 G32    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G25    NW 17 G30    NW 19 G33    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.10         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      7600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NW 36        
DISPERSION            62 GOOD                   148 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-231015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
501 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-5)   32-37 (-8)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-27)  79-84 (-18)  27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G19                  NW 16 G31    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 15 G27    NW 16 G32    NW 18 G33    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.05         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      7300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      NW 25        
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               93 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-231015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
501 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-5)   34-39 (-8)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-30)  77-82 (-20)  27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 11 G22                  NW 14 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 14 G24     NW 10 G24    NW 17 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 23                      N 29         
DISPERSION            73 GOOD                   115 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-231015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
501 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-5)   34-39 (-9)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-28)  75-80 (-22)  25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 11 G22                  NW 16 G29    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 15 G25    NW 12 G24    NW 17 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      7200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 22                      NW 31        
DISPERSION            76 GOOD                   132 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-231015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
501 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-7)   33-38 (-12)  50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-16)  86-91 (-7)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7 G15                  NW 15 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G21    NW 13 G23    NW 17 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.06         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      7400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      NW 30        
DISPERSION            71 GOOD                   151 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-231015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
501 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-3)   34-39 (-9)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-27)  77-82 (-13)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G20                  NW 14 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 13 G23     NW 11 G25    NW 16 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 21                      NW 26        
DISPERSION            81 GOOD                   131 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-231015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
501 AM EDT SUN APR 22 2012 /401 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-2)   35-40 (-8)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-27)  74-79 (-13)  24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 11 G21                  NW 14 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G23    NW 10 G22    NW 16 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 24                      N 30         
DISPERSION            89 GOOD                   137 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TG/TD

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