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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
412 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 
...BRINGING DRY WEATHER THROUGH MID WEEK.  TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO 
ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
412 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+10)  26-31 (+15)  52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-10)  72-77 (+5)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  5                     SW 10        
DISPERSION            6                         33           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-251015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
412 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+9)   23-28 (+11)  49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-11)  77-82 (+11)  31-36        
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     SW  7        
DISPERSION            5                         19           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-251015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
412 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+9)   26-31 (+11)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      10-15 (-14)  74-79 (+6)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  7 G15    
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      SW 10        
DISPERSION            4                         22           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WARMER. LOWS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-251015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
412 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+9)   28-33 (+10)  49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      11-16 (-9)   80-85 (+12)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      S 10 G17     
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  3                     S 15         
DISPERSION            6                         41           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-251015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
412 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+8)   27-32 (+9)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      9-14 (-8)    84-89 (+16)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      S 10         
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  3                      S 13         
DISPERSION            5                         34           
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-251015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
412 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+8)   24-29 (+10)  52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-7)   85-90 (+17)  34-39        
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  3                      SW  9        
DISPERSION            7                         30           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-251015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
412 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+8)   28-33 (+10)  51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-4)   77-82 (+9)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  3                      SW 16        
DISPERSION            8                         53           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-251015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
412 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 /312 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+8)   29-34 (+9)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-3)   81-86 (+13)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 10         
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  5                      S 18         
DISPERSION            11                        59           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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