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FNUS54 KMRX 071902
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA 
ON SATURDAY...BRINGING THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT 
EXITS SATURDAY EVENING...DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL FILTER 
IN...ALLOWING DRY WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE 
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-082015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
302 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (0)    71-76 (-12)  50-55        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+3)   56-61 (+16)  95-100       41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  8 G17    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           90           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.24         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   4            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     NW  9        
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 50. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 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. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-082015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (0)    69-74 (-12)  49-54        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+5)   64-69 (+21)  95-100       40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G20                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         NW  9 G20    NW  9 G16    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           90           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.22         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   2            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     NW 12        
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 50. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-082015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
302 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (0)    69-74 (-11)  49-54        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+5)   66-71 (+25)  95-100       39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G21                 NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  6        N  7         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.18         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      N  9         
DISPERSION                         30 FAIR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-082015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (0)    73-78 (-12)  52-57        72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 64-69 (+23)  94-99        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G18                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  8        N  8 G15     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.20         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      N 13         
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-082015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+1)   74-79 (-11)  52-57        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+10)  65-70 (+24)  95-100       39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7                     N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  8        N  8         N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           70           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.22         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   2            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      N 10         
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   31 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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
LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-082015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
302 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-2)   73-78 (-12)  50-55        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+10) 56-61 (+18)  95-100       36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  7        NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           90           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.20         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     NW  7        
DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.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. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-082015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
302 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-1)   74-79 (-13)  51-56        72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+7)   55-60 (+17)  88-93        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  6        N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           90           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.29         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      N  8         
DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S
TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-082015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
302 PM EDT FRI SEP 7 2012 /202 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-1)   75-80 (-14)  53-58        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+3)   58-63 (+22)  84-89        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G19                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  6        N  6         N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.27         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      N 10         
DISPERSION                         46 GEN GOOD               40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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