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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TONIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND IT BRINGING COOLER AND DRIER 
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DRY WEATHER AND SEASONAL 
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF 
NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-191945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-13)  61-66 (-9)   38-43        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (0)    29-34 (-14)  86-91        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 10 G24                 SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 15 G28    W  5 G21     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    SPRINKLES    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8400                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 32                     W 17         
DISPERSION                         179 VERY GOOD             50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-191945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-13)  61-66 (-3)   36-41        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+1)   27-32 (-24)  82-87        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G21                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW 12 G22    LGT/VAR      W  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8300                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     W 18         
DISPERSION                         129 VERY GOOD             39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-191945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-13)  61-66 (0)    34-39        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-7)   26-31 (-31)  81-86        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 14 G30                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G17     SW 18 G32    SW  8 G25    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8400                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 35                     W 16         
DISPERSION                         158 VERY GOOD             30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-191945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-14)  64-69 (+3)   35-40        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-11)  25-30 (-32)  79-84        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 11 G27                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW 16 G30    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8300                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 33                     W 14         
DISPERSION                         179 VERY GOOD             35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-191945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-12)  64-69 (+3)   34-39        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-14)  25-30 (-35)  80-85        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G24                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         SW 15 G28    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8500                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 31                     W 15         
DISPERSION                         165 VERY GOOD             41 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-191945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
300 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-13)  64-69 (-8)   37-42        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-2)   26-31 (-17)  82-87        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 10 G24                 SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 14 G27    LGT/VAR      W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 32                     W 16         
DISPERSION                         175 VERY GOOD             51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-191945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
300 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-12)  64-69 (-1)   38-43        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-16)  25-30 (-27)  78-83        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 11 G25                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW 16 G29    W  5 G20     W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8100                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 35                     W 14         
DISPERSION                         196 VERY GOOD             45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-191945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
300 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012 /200 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2012/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-14)  67-72 (+2)   39-44        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-18)  25-30 (-27)  77-82        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 10 G25                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW 16 G29    LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8000                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 35                     W 13         
DISPERSION                         194 VERY GOOD             37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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