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FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TONIGHT...BRINGING DECREASING CLOUDS AND LIGHT WINDS. DRY WEATHER 
AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT 
WEEK...BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION BY NEXT 
WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-211945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-7)   62-67 (+6)   38-43        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (+2)   34-39 (-13)  83-88        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     NW  6        
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 70. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-211945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-6)   61-66 (+6)   37-42        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+4)   34-39 (-13)  83-88        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     N  6         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 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. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S 
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-211945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-3)   62-67 (+6)   37-42        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-4)   32-37 (-12)  83-88        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     NW  6        
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO UPPER 40S. 
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO 
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO 
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-211945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-4)   66-71 (+6)   40-45        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-13)  32-37 (-10)  83-88        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      W  6         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-211945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-4)   65-70 (+6)   38-43        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-15)  32-37 (-13)  83-88        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      NW  6        
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               11 POOR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO 
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-211945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-7)   65-70 (+6)   39-44        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+8)   32-37 (-12)  83-88        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     NW  6        
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-211945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-8)   67-72 (+6)   41-46        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+8)   32-37 (-12)  83-88        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     SW  6        
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-211945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
300 PM EDT SAT OCT 20 2012 /200 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-6)   68-73 (+6)   42-47        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-1)   33-38 (-10)  83-88        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     S  6         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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