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

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS... 
BRINGING DRY WEATHER TONIGHT.  A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL 
BRING A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN ON WEDNESDAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL RISE 
TO ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS BY THURSDAY.  A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE 
AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ON 
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-252115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
315 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+14)  51-56 (+10)  34-39        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (-1)   31-36 (+8)   87-92        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     SW 15        
DISPERSION                         28                        30           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-252115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+11)  49-54 (+7)   31-36        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (0)    32-37 (+11)  90-95        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     S 13         
DISPERSION                         15                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-252115-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
315 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+11)  47-52 (+3)   33-38        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (+1)   34-39 (+15)  91-96        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     S 16         
DISPERSION                         16                        20           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-252115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+10)  49-54 (0)    35-40        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+7)   34-39 (+15)  89-94        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      S 21         
DISPERSION                         28                        40           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 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 UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-252115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+9)   48-53 (-2)   33-38        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (+10)  36-41 (+19)  89-94        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 12                      S 17         
DISPERSION                         23                        31           
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-252115-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
315 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+10)  52-57 (+8)   33-38        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+8)   34-39 (+10)  90-95        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     S 13         
DISPERSION                         24                        32           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-252115-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
315 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+10)  52-57 (+7)   36-41        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+7)   37-42 (+13)  90-95        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     S 21         
DISPERSION                         39                        53           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...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>101-252115-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
315 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2009 /215 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+9)   52-57 (+4)   38-43        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+11)  40-45 (+17)  95-100       41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      S 22         
DISPERSION                         45                        60           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

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