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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
437 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY 
ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRYING 
CONDITIONS...AND TEMPERATURES A LITTLE COOLER THAN NORMAL CAN BE 
EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. 
TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS BY THE END OF THE 
WEEK.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-090930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
437 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-5)   54-59 (-4)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (+17)  95-100 (+3)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6                     NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           30           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.15         0.05         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      7700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            72 GOOD                   58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-090930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
437 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (+2)   52-57 (-5)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+11)  95-100 (+3)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           50           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.32         0.21         0.09         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      7600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     NW 13        
DISPERSION            56 GEN GOOD               52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-090930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
437 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+3)   52-57 (-5)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+7)   95-100 (+1)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           50           
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.16         0.08         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      7400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-090930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
437 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+2)   55-60 (-4)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+14)  95-100 (+3)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           40           
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.25         0.13         0.07         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-090930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
437 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (+2)   54-59 (-4)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+17)  95-100 (+3)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  9        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           50           
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.16         0.08         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      7600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     NW 13        
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               61 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-090930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
437 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (-4)   54-59 (-5)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+19)  95-100 (+3)  39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           40           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.15         0.07         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      7200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            69 GOOD                   58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-090930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
437 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (-3)   55-60 (-5)   71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+15)  95-100 (+1)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.25         0.06         0.03         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            56 GEN GOOD               68 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-090930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
437 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012 /337 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (0)    56-61 (-5)   71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+13)  92-97 (-4)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.04         0.03         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      NW 16        
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               73 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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