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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
324 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL STALL EAST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS TONIGHT 
AND ON SUNDAY AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES UP THE ATLANTIC COAST. COLDER 
AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE AREA...BRINGING BELOW NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES INTO NEXT WEEK.  
 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-282030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
324 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-10)  45-50 (-9)   29-34        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+5)  69-74 (-8)   95-100       52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     NW 13 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        NW  7 G15    NW 10 G19    NW 14 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.13         0.10         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 24                      NW 41        
DISPERSION                         52 GEN GOOD               97 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY 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 LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-282030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
324 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-7)   45-50 (-9)   28-33        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  62-67 (-11)  95-100       54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     NW 15 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        NW  9 G18    NW 12 G24    NW 18 G30    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           60           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.06         0.10         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     NW 44        
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   101 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-282030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
324 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-7)   46-51 (-7)   28-33        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+2)   58-63 (-11)  95-100       49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      NW 12 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         N  8 G19     N 12 G23     NW 16 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           40           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.03         0.03         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 23                      NW 38        
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   109 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-282030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
324 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-6)   51-56 (-8)   30-35        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-3)   52-57 (-12)  89-94        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G18                  NW 12 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     N 10 G20     N 11 G21     NW 15 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         8 PM                      
PRECIP END                         2 PM         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 31                      NW 38        
DISPERSION                         76 GOOD                   127 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-282030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
324 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-5)   53-58 (-10)  30-35        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-8)   54-59 (-8)   92-97        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G15                  NW 14 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         N  9 G17     N 12 G22     NW 16 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           40           10           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         2 PM         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 30                      NW 43        
DISPERSION                         70 GOOD                   124 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-282030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
324 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-7)   49-54 (-7)   30-35        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+1)   56-61 (-13)  91-96        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 12 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  7        NW  9 G17    NW 14 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.09         0.05         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      NW 36        
DISPERSION                         56 GEN GOOD               94 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-282030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
324 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-6)   50-55 (-2)   31-36        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+2)   54-59 (-15)  86-91        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      NW 11 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  8 G16     N  9 G18     NW 15 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.03         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 25                      NW 36        
DISPERSION                         74 GOOD                   138 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO
LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-282030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
324 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012 /224 PM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-5)   52-57 (-2)   32-37        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-2)   45-50 (-21)  83-88        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 11 G23                  NW 12 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     N 12 G22     N 11 G19     NW 15 G26    
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                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 29                      NW 37        
DISPERSION                         96 GOOD                   142 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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