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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
244 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...BRINGING A 
MOSTLY CLEAR SKY AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL 
RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-242045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
244 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (0)    41-46 (+10)  25-30        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-16)  25-30 (-7)   71-76        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
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         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  5                     SW 12        
DISPERSION                         4                         25           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-242045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
244 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      13-18 (+2)   41-46 (+8)   23-28        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-22)  24-29 (-5)   76-81        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         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     SW  8        
DISPERSION                         3                         12           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-242045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
244 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (+2)   42-47 (+7)   25-30        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-16)  22-27 (-2)   74-79        38-43        
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         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  5                      SW  9        
DISPERSION                         2                         13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-242045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
244 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-1)   45-50 (+5)   26-31        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-5)   23-28 (+3)   80-85        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        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         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  3                     S 12         
DISPERSION                         4                         26           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-242045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
244 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-1)   45-50 (+3)   25-30        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-4)   24-29 (+7)   84-89        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         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         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  3                      S 10         
DISPERSION                         4                         21           
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-242045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
244 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-1)   44-49 (+8)   23-28        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-14)  24-29 (-5)   80-85        32-37        
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         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  3                      SW  9        
DISPERSION                         6                         25           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-242045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
244 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (+2)   46-51 (+9)   26-31        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-16)  23-28 (-2)   75-80        37-42        
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         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  3                      SW 14        
DISPERSION                         6                         39           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-242045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
244 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009 /144 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (+1)   47-52 (+7)   29-34        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-10)  25-30 (+3)   79-84        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
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         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  5                      S 15         
DISPERSION                         9                         45           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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