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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
427 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THROUGH TUESDAY. AT MID WEEK A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH
FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS...SHOWERS AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-071000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
427 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (+1)   50-55 (+1)   74-79
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-3)   70-75 (+2)   32-37
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
LASI                  4                         4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7400                      4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  7                      SE 10
DISPERSION            31                        27

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S
TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-071000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
427 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (+1)   47-52 (+2)   71-76
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-4)   77-82 (+2)   37-42
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
LASI                  4                         4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7000                      5000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     SE 14
DISPERSION            27                        8

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ072-074-071000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
427 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
TEMP (24H TREND)      74-79 (+2)   46-51 (+2)   70-75
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-7)   74-79 (+3)   31-36
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      E  6
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
LASI                  4                         4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      5300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  9                      SE 14
DISPERSION            28                        27

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.

$$

TNZ087-102-071000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
427 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (+1)   46-51 (+2)   73-78
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-9)   82-87 (0)    31-36
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
LASI                  4                         4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6900                      5400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 10                      SE 18
DISPERSION            43                        53

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

NCZ060-061-071000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
427 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (+1)   43-48 (-1)   72-77
RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-11)  87-92 (+8)   29-34
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
LASI                  4                         4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6800                      5500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 12                      SE 21
DISPERSION            46                        41

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-071000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
427 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (0)    48-53 (+1)   76-81
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-1)   80-85 (+3)   33-38
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
LASI                  4                         4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7400                      5300
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     SE 13
DISPERSION            35                        40

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-071000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
427 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND)      79-84 (+1)   50-55 (+1)   77-82
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-4)   80-85 (+1)   33-38
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
LASI                  5                         4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7600                      6400
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  8                      SE 13
DISPERSION            42                        58

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-071000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
427 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008 /327 AM CDT MON OCT 6 2008/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND)      81-86 (+1)   52-57 (+3)   77-82
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-8)   79-84 (-7)   33-38
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  6
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00
LASI                  4                         4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      6500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 12                     S 23
DISPERSION            49                        103

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS NEAR 80.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

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