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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
309 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 
TODAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. 
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY 
NEXT WEEK...WITH DRY WEATHER AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-190815-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
309 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-8)   37-42 (-11)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+8)   74-79 (-8)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 13 G25                  SW 11 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G18    LGT/VAR      SW 14 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 33                     SW 25        
DISPERSION            107 VERY GOOD             93 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-190815-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
309 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-10)  35-40 (-11)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+14)  76-81 (-6)   23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 13 G24                  SW  9 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      W 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     SW 18        
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-190815-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
309 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-9)   34-39 (-12)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+6)   74-79 (-10)  18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 14 G28                 SW 14 G29    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G18    SW  5        SW 15 G30    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      6600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 32                     SW 25        
DISPERSION            63 GOOD                   77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-190815-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
309 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-6)   37-42 (-10)  63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+2)   73-78 (-12)  21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 11 G22                  SW 11 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      SW 14 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     SW 23        
DISPERSION            63 GOOD                   88 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-190815-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
309 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-7)   36-41 (-8)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+4)   76-81 (-20)  19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G17                  SW 10 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        LGT/VAR      SW 13 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      6600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     SW 22        
DISPERSION            59 GEN GOOD               82 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-190815-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
309 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-9)   37-42 (-11)  63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+7)   74-79 (-7)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 12 G22                 SW 10 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G20    LGT/VAR      SW 13 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30                     SW 23        
DISPERSION            83 GOOD                   90 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-190815-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
309 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-7)   38-43 (-12)  63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-1)   72-77 (-5)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 12 G20                 SW 10 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      SW 14 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     SW 25        
DISPERSION            105 VERY GOOD             116 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER
70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-190815-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
309 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 /209 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (-5)   39-44 (-12)  65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-7)   69-74 (-7)   23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G18                 SW 10 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G16    LGT/VAR      SW 14 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     SW 24        
DISPERSION            83 GOOD                   111 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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