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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
236 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER THROUGH TODAY...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.   


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-221945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
236 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+2)   72-77 (-3)   40-45        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+7)   39-44 (-3)   89-94        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         W 11 G20     LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      NW  9        
DISPERSION                         125 VERY GOOD             40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-221945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
236 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+4)   71-76 (-2)   38-43        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+1)   38-43 (-5)   94-99        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         W 12 G22     LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6700                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      NW  9        
DISPERSION                         91 GOOD                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-221945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
236 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+4)   72-77 (0)    40-45        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-6)   37-42 (-8)   95-100       31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 10 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6 G17    W 13 G25     LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7200                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      NW  7        
DISPERSION                         88 GOOD                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER
40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER
80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-221945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
236 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+4)   76-81 (-2)   43-48        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-6)   37-42 (-2)   90-95        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G17                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 11 G20     LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7300                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      N  9         
DISPERSION                         94 GOOD                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-221945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
236 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+4)   76-81 (-2)   42-47        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (0)    38-43 (-3)   93-98        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 10 G21     LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7700                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW  9        
DISPERSION                         107 VERY GOOD             34 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-221945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
236 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+4)   76-81 (-1)   41-46        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-1)   34-39 (-7)   91-96        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 12 G21     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6700                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      NW  6        
DISPERSION                         106 VERY GOOD             24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-221945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
236 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+4)   76-81 (-2)   44-49        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-7)   31-36 (-7)   83-88        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 10 G20     LGT/VAR      N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7500                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      N  6         
DISPERSION                         115 VERY GOOD             27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER
80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-221945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
236 PM EDT FRI SEP 21 2012 /136 PM CDT FRI SEP 21 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+6)   77-82 (-2)   46-51        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-7)   32-37 (-5)   80-85        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G17                 NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G18    LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7000                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      N  8         
DISPERSION                         98 GOOD                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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