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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
859 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.DISCUSSION...
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL MOVE ONTO THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU TONIGHT 
AND THEN BUILD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT 
PASSES THROUGH AND THEN STALLS OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. 
COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THE FRONT...BRINGING BELOW NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-280200-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
859 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (0)    55-60 (-18)  38-43        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+10)  68-73 (+25)  95-100       75-80        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  6         N  5         NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           40           40           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.05         0.08         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      N 22         
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               54 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-280200-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
859 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+2)   53-58 (-16)  38-43        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+4)   68-73 (+23)  95-100       75-80        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  6        N  5         NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           30           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.09         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      NW 17        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 30 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-280200-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
859 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+1)   52-57 (-18)  38-43        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+4)   66-71 (+18)  95-100       76-81        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         N  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           40           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.09         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      N 21         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID
50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-280200-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
859 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+2)   57-62 (-17)  41-46        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+3)   62-67 (+16)  95-100       57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  7         N  8         N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           10           10           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      N 29         
DISPERSION                         27 FAIR                   85 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-280200-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
859 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+5)   60-65 (-14)  43-48        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  63-68 (+17)  95-100       56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  6         N  6         N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      N 26         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               68 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-280200-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
859 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+3)   56-61 (-19)  39-44        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-2)   64-69 (+23)  95-100       70-75        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.05         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      N 18         
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-280200-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
859 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-2)   54-59 (-21)  39-44        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (0)    64-69 (+20)  95-100       60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  6         N  6         N  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           30           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.03         0.03         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      N 23         
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-280200-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
859 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 /759 PM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-3)   55-60 (-19)  40-45        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-3)   62-67 (+14)  90-95        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G17                  N  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  9 G17     N  9 G18     N 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 23                      N 28         
DISPERSION                         46 GEN GOOD               95 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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