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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1048 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL 
LINGER THROUGH THE WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-311600-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1048 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-1)   29-34 (+2)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-8)   95-100 (+1)  56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 14 G28                  W 11 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 16 G28     W 12 G22     W 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           40           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.42         0.16         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 38                     W 26         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-311600-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1048 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-1)   27-32 (+2)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-13)  92-97 (-3)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 18 G35                  W 14 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 19 G33     W 16 G30     W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           40           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.48         0.18         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 44                     W 31         
DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-311600-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1048 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+4)   27-32 (+2)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (-21)  81-86 (-5)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 15 G32                  W 12 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 17 G33     W 13 G28     W 13 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           30           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.12         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 39                     W 30         
DISPERSION            56 GEN GOOD               33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-311600-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1048 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+4)   30-35 (+1)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-16)  69-74 (-5)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 13 G28                 W  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 15 G27    NW 12 G24    W 11 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 35                     W 26         
DISPERSION            92 GOOD                   46 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-311600-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1048 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   29-34 (-1)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-17)  67-72 (-11)  28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 14 G27                 NW 10 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 16 G26    NW 13 G25    W 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 38                     W 30         
DISPERSION            93 GOOD                   43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             3                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-311600-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1048 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (0)    30-35 (0)    44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-15)  82-87 (-5)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G27                  W 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 16 G27     W 13 G24     W 11 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.08         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 37                      W 25         
DISPERSION            74 GOOD                   54 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-311600-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1048 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+2)   30-35 (-1)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-12)  76-81 (0)    36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G24                  W  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G24     W 11 G21     W 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           20           10           
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 36                     W 25         
DISPERSION            101 VERY GOOD             58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-311600-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1048 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 /948 AM CDT TUE OCT 30 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+1)   31-36 (-1)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-9)   67-72 (0)    32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 13 G27                 W  9 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 15 G27    NW 11 G23    W 11 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         6            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 37                     W 25         
DISPERSION            134 VERY GOOD             60 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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