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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY... 
KEEPING CONDITIONS MOSTLY DRY AND TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE 
NORMAL. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE TONIGHT 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.  

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-080930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      83-88 (0)    64-69 (+2)   73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-18)  82-87 (-6)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 12 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.49         
LAL                   1            4            5            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7400                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  3                      W 16         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.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 UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S 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. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-080930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      81-86 (0)    61-66 (+1)   71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-18)  82-87 (-4)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     NW 11 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.45         
LAL                   1            3            5            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7400                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  3                     W 17         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-080930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      80-85 (-2)   62-67 (+2)   71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-17)  82-87 (-3)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 14 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  9 G21     NW  8 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.47         
LAL                   1            3            5            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7400                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  3                      W 16         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...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.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
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. 

$$

TNZ087-102-080930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      85-90 (0)    64-69 (+2)   75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-15)  80-85 (-1)   54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 12 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7 G18     NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.44         
LAL                   1            3            5            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7400                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  3                     W 13         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. EAST
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 UPPER
60S TO LOWER 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. 

$$

NCZ060-061-080930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      85-90 (+1)   63-68 (+3)   76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-17)  81-86 (-2)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.44         
LAL                   1            3            5            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7600                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  3                     W 14         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.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 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. 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>040-042-044-046-070-080930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      85-90 (+1)   62-67 (-1)   75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-19)  85-90 (-1)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 11 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         NW 10 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.50         
LAL                   1            3            5            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7100                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  3                     W 15         
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.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
LOWER 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
UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-080930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      87-92 (+1)   66-71 (+1)   76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-16)  81-86 (-2)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W 13 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6 G15     NW  8 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.22         0.44         
LAL                   1            4            5            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7200                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  5                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.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>101-080930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
422 AM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012 /322 AM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      89-94 (+1)   68-73 (+1)   77-82        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-17)  77-82 (-5)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         N  9 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.18         0.40         
LAL                   1            4            5            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7100                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  3                      NW 15        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TG/TD

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