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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 MON OCT 8 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SWING ACROSS 
THE REGION TODAY.  A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE 
REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. 


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

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-1)   34-39 (-2)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-6)   95-100 (+2)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  6                     SW  3        
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-3)   35-40 (-3)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-2)   95-100 (+7)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  7                      SW  3        
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-2)   37-42 (-1)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-2)   95-100 (-1)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  5                      SW  5        
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-090900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
347 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (-1)   39-44 (-3)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (-2)   95-100 (+9)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  3                     SW  3        
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-090900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
347 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (0)    39-44 (-1)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-5)   95-100 (+3)  44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  3                      SW  5        
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             7                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-1)   35-40 (-5)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-4)   95-100 (+2)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  6                      SW  3        
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-090900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
347 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (-1)   37-42 (-2)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+3)   95-100 (+6)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  6                      SW  5        
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-090900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
347 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012 /247 AM CDT MON OCT 8 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-2)   39-44 (-4)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+8)   95-100 (+16) 41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            5 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  6                     SW  5        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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