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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
238 AM EDT FRI SEP 21 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.   


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-220745-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
238 AM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (+2)   54-59 (+2)   71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-3)   84-89 (0)    44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      W 10         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8300                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     W 25         
DISPERSION            84 GOOD                   78 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-220745-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
238 AM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (+4)   52-57 (+4)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-10)  86-91 (-3)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8600                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W 26         
DISPERSION            65 GOOD                   56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-220745-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
238 AM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+4)   53-58 (+4)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-14)  87-92 (-3)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G19    W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8600                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     W 25         
DISPERSION            62 GOOD                   52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-220745-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
238 AM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (+5)   55-60 (+5)   73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-13)  82-87 (-10)  39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW  5        W 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8000                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     W 23         
DISPERSION            57 GEN GOOD               67 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-220745-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
238 AM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (+5)   53-58 (+4)   73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-11)  85-90 (-8)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      W 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    9100                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     W 22         
DISPERSION            67 GOOD                   63 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-220745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
238 AM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (+3)   55-60 (+5)   73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-8)   84-89 (-6)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7000                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     W 25         
DISPERSION            63 GOOD                   84 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-220745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
238 AM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (+3)   57-62 (+5)   75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-8)   79-84 (-10)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW  5        W 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7300                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     W 24         
DISPERSION            66 GOOD                   88 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-220745-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
238 AM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012 /138 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      79-84 (+5)   58-63 (+7)   77-82        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-13)  77-82 (-13)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SW  5        NW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     W 23         
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               86 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 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 MID 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS NEAR 80.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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