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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1052 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY. ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE ACROSS THE 
REGION WILL PRODUCE RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN MANY 
LOCATIONS...AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. DRY CONDITIONS 
WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY...WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-131600-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1052 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (-1)   57-62 (-5)   78-83        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (0)    95-100 (-1)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   4            3            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     N 12         
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER
60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-131600-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1052 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      74-79 (+4)   56-61 (-4)   76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (-9)   95-100 (0)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.07         0.00         
LAL                   4            3            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     N 10         
DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-131600-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1052 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      76-81 (+10)  57-62 (-4)   76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-14)  95-100 (0)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.07         0.00         
LAL                   4            3            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NE  9        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-131600-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1052 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      80-85 (+11)  61-66 (-2)   81-86        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-17)  95-100 (-1)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   4            3            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     N 13         
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER
60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S
TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-131600-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1052 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      80-85 (+12)  60-65 (-2)   80-85        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-16)  95-100 (-3)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM         8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   4            3            2            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     N  9         
DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   37 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER
60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 80S. EAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-131600-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1052 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (+2)   58-63 (-5)   80-85        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-5)   95-100 (0)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   4            3            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      N  9         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-131600-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1052 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      79-84 (+3)   59-64 (-5)   82-87        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-9)   95-100 (-2)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   4            3            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     NE 12        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 60. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-131600-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1052 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2012 /952 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      82-87 (+9)   62-67 (-3)   83-88        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-17)  90-95 (-7)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     NE 13        
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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