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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
303 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY...KEEPING 
CONDITIONS MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY WITH A SLIGHT WARMING TREND. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT 
SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE BEST CHANCES BEING OVER 
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.   


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-212015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
303 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   75-80 (+2)   52-57        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-3)   38-43 (-3)   92-97        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7        LGT/VAR      W 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     SW 28        
DISPERSION                         63 GOOD                   105 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-212015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+3)   73-78 (+4)   50-55        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-4)   39-44 (-10)  91-96        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     W 28         
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   96 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-212015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
303 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+3)   72-77 (+4)   51-56        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-2)  38-43 (-14)  90-95        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      W 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      6800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     W 28         
DISPERSION                         34 FAIR                   88 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-212015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+2)   78-83 (+5)   53-58        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+2)  33-38 (-13)  87-92        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      W 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6600                      6800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     W 23         
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   95 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-212015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+1)   78-83 (+5)   51-56        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  35-40 (-11)  90-95        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      W 10         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7500                      7200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     W 23         
DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD               98 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-212015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
303 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+3)   77-82 (+3)   53-58        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (+1)   35-40 (-8)   90-95        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      W 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     W 26         
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   102 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-212015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
303 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+5)   78-83 (+3)   55-60        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+4)   35-40 (-8)   85-90        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      W 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     W 22         
DISPERSION                         50 GEN GOOD               91 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-212015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
303 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2012 /203 PM CDT THU SEP 20 2012/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+2)   79-84 (+5)   56-61        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+3)   30-35 (-14)  83-88        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         LGT/VAR      W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     W 20         
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   75 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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