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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
319 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED 
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. DRY WEATHER THEN RETURNS THROUGH 
THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-180830-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
319 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+5)   47-52 (+8)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-5)   87-92 (+5)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.12         0.12         
LAL                   1            2            2            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  6                      SW 32        
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-180830-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
319 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+5)   46-51 (+8)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-5)   84-89 (+5)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  6         W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.12         
LAL                   1            2            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  7                      SW 29        
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-180830-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
319 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+4)   45-50 (+5)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (0)    82-87 (+4)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  6         W  9         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.17         0.06         
LAL                   1            2            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  8                      SW 30        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-180830-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
319 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+2)   47-52 (+7)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-2)   80-85 (-8)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8         S  6         W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.28         0.03         
LAL                   1            2            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      SW 25        
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-180830-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
319 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+2)   47-52 (+9)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (0)    79-84 (-14)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         SE  5        W  9         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.20         0.04         
LAL                   1            2            2            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      SW 26        
DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-180830-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
319 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+4)   48-53 (+10)  63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-3)   83-88 (-8)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.14         0.10         
LAL                   1            2            2            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  6                      SW 30        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-180830-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
319 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (+4)   49-54 (+6)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-2)   81-86 (-5)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  5         SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.31         0.04         
LAL                   1            2            2            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      SW 28        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   67 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID
70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-180830-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
319 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2012 /219 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (+3)   50-55 (+7)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-2)   79-84 (-9)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  5         W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.49         0.02         
LAL                   1            2            2            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      W 23         
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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