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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
249 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON 
FRIDAY...KEEPING CONDITIONS MOSTLY DRY AND TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 
90S. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA 
ON SATURDAY...BRINGING THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL FILTER IN 
BEHIND THE FRONT.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-072000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
249 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-2)   84-89 (+1)   64-69        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (0)    38-43 (-15)  93-98        60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.11         0.47         
LAL                   1            1            4            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  3                      W 16         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-1)   82-87 (+1)   61-66        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-4)   39-44 (-15)  95-100       69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.43         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7400                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  3                     W 17         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TO MID 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-072000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
249 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (0)    81-86 (-1)   62-67        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-4)   42-47 (-10)  95-100       58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5 G17     NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.10         0.45         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7300                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  3                      W 16         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-072000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+1)   85-90 (0)    65-70        75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-5)   41-46 (-10)  91-96        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.13         0.42         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7400                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  3                     W 13         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TO MID 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-072000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+1)   85-90 (+1)   64-69        76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-4)   44-49 (-8)   94-99        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.08         0.42         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7600                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  3                     W 14         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               21 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          3                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-072000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
249 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-1)   86-91 (+2)   63-68        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-2)   36-41 (-16)  95-100       56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.10         0.48         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  3                     W 15         
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN
THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 50. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TO MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-072000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
249 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (0)    88-93 (+2)   66-71        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-5)   38-43 (-13)  89-94        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.24         0.42         
LAL                   1            1            4            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7200                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  5                      NW 14        
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
70S TO MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S
TO MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-072000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
249 PM EDT THU SEP 6 2012 /149 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (0)    89-94 (+1)   68-73        75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-6)   38-43 (-12)  84-89        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.21         0.38         
LAL                   1            1            4            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  3                      NW 15        
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S
TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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