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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
918 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION THIS WEEK...BRINGING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT 
WINDS. DRY WEATHER AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
THE END OF THE WEEK...BEFORE THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE 
REGION ON SATURDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-230230-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
918 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+2)   72-77 (+10)  45-50        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-3)   33-38 (-6)   86-91        36-41        
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     W  9         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-230230-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
918 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (0)    70-75 (+8)   43-48        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-8)   33-38 (-4)   87-92        36-41        
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  7                     NW  9        
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-230230-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
918 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+2)   69-74 (+8)   43-48        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-14)  31-36 (-6)   81-86        34-39        
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  6                      W  9         
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 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 TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-230230-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
918 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+2)   72-77 (+7)   43-48        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-11)  33-38 (-5)   86-91        34-39        
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  6                      S  9         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-230230-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
918 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+4)   72-77 (+7)   41-46        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-15)  33-38 (-5)   90-95        34-39        
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  6                      S  9         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               22 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-230230-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
918 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+3)   73-78 (+8)   45-50        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-4)   32-37 (-5)   87-92        35-40        
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     W  9         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-230230-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
918 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+4)   73-78 (+7)   47-52        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-7)   33-38 (-7)   84-89        34-39        
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  6                      SW 10        
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-230230-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
918 PM EDT SUN OCT 21 2012 /818 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2012/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   75-80 (+7)   47-52        76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-12)  32-37 (-8)   80-85        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                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  6                      S 10         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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