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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
340 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CREATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND...WITH A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA EARLY 
NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD OCCUR EACH DAY 
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
HOURS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH 
EARLY NEXT WEEK...AND COULD POTENTIALLY APPROACH RECORD LEVELS IN 
SOME LOCATIONS THIS WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-070845-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
340 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      89-94 (0)    64-69 (+3)   92-97        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-3)   91-96 (-5)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM                      12 PM        
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            3            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7500                      7400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  8                     SW  3        
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS NEAR 90. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-070845-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
340 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      86-91 (-1)   63-68 (+1)   90-95        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-5)   87-92 (-10)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM                      12 PM        
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   3            1            3            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7900                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 10                     NW  3        
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S TO MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-070845-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
340 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      86-91 (0)    64-69 (+2)   89-94        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-7)   85-90 (-11)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.02         0.06         
LAL                   3            3            3            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7800                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 13                     W  6         
DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
MID 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-070845-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
340 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      91-96 (0)    67-72 (+2)   92-97        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-3)   79-84 (-13)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.04         0.12         
LAL                   3            3            3            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7300                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 10                     SW  7        
DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S
TO UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-070845-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
340 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      89-94 (-1)   66-71 (+2)   91-96        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-4)   82-87 (-14)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.05         0.13         
LAL                   3            3            3            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7300                      7500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     SW  5        
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   23 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-070845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
340 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      91-96 (0)    65-70 (+2)   94-99        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-2)   91-96 (-5)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM                      12 PM        
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            3            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7500                      6800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     SW  3        
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS NEAR 90. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-070845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
340 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      93-98 (0)    68-73 (+4)   94-99        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+1)   84-89 (-11)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.02         0.05         
LAL                   3            3            3            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7300                      7200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  8                     SW  6        
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 80S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-070845-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
340 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 /240 AM CDT FRI JUL 6 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      94-99 (0)    68-73 (+3)   94-99        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+5)   85-90 (-6)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  6         LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.04         0.10         
LAL                   3            3            3            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7200                      7500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     SW  7        
DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

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