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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
347 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST TODAY FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND 
CENTRAL KENTUCKY...SPREADING SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 
INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. AS THE FRONT 
EXITS BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL 
FILTER IN. DRY WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE THEN 
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-090900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
347 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (-10)  50-55 (-13)  69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+19)  95-100 (+8)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 11 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G15    NW  5        NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   5            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      6600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     NW  8        
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 50. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 50. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.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
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. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-090900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
347 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-10)  48-53 (-12)  67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+16)  95-100 (+8)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G20                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G18    NW  5 G15    NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   5            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     N 10         
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 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 LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 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. 

$$

TNZ072-074-090900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
347 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-9)   48-53 (-12)  67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+16)  95-100 (+12) 36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 11 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G17    LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   5            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      N  8         
DISPERSION            45 GEN GOOD               19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST 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 LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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. 

$$

TNZ087-102-090900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
347 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (-10)  51-56 (-12)  72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+16)  95-100 (+6)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G17                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G15    N  5         N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   5            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      N 12         
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               34 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. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 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. 

$$

NCZ060-061-090900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
347 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (-10)  50-55 (-11)  73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+16)  95-100 (+7)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         N  6         N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      N  8         
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               26 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         5            

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. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S TO UPPER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 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. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-090900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
347 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (-10)  49-54 (-13)  72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+18)  95-100 (+3)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6 G15    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   5            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     N  6         
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.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. 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 MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
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>069-071-073-086-090900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
347 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (-10)  51-56 (-15)  73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+13)  93-98 (+6)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   5            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      N  7         
DISPERSION            45 GEN GOOD               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.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
MID 70S TO UPPER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
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>101-090900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
347 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 /247 AM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (-12)  54-59 (-14)  74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+16)  89-94 (+7)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G15                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     N  6         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   5            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      N 12         
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. EAST 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
70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. 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. 

$$

TG/TD

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