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FNUS54 KMRX 251932
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
232 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS WILL PRODUCE UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE 
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY.  A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY 
FRIDAY AFTERNOON PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF 
THUNDERSTORMS.  WINDY CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-262045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
232 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+11)  57-62 (+9)   41-46        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+16)  45-50 (+12)  87-92        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7                      SW 16 G36    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G15     S  9 G18     S 12 G25     W  6 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            50           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            7 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.03         0.42         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     SW 39        
DISPERSION                         26                        35           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-262045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
232 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+8)   55-60 (+8)   41-46        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+20)  45-50 (+12)  90-95        60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7                      SW 16 G34    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G17     S  9 G19     S 12 G27     W  8 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            7 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.01         0.39         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     SW 33        
DISPERSION                         11                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-262045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
232 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+7)   56-61 (+7)   44-49        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+22)  44-49 (+13)  87-92        65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8                      SW 19 G38    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     S 10 G23     S 14 G31     SW 13 G33    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            7 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.02         0.61         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      SW 37        
DISPERSION                         17                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-262045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
232 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+9)   59-64 (+6)   46-51        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+10)  43-48 (+12)  88-93        63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G16                  S 18 G34     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     S 11 G23     S 15 G31     S 13 G31     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            7 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.03         0.67         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      SW 35        
DISPERSION                         36                        32           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-262045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
232 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+8)   60-65 (+7)   45-50        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+3)   41-46 (+12)  91-96        62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7                      S 14 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8         S  9 G19     S 12 G26     S 12 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            7 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.01         0.63         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 14                      SW 31        
DISPERSION                         28                        24           
MAX LVORI                          3                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-262045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
232 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+10)  61-66 (+10)  44-49        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+13)  42-47 (+8)   83-88        58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6                      SW 13 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  7 G15     S  8 G17     W  6 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            7 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.02         0.48         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     SW 35        
DISPERSION                         28                        47           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-262045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
232 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+9)   62-67 (+9)   46-51        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+15)  43-48 (+9)   80-85        61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6                      SW 15 G33    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  9 G17     S 11 G25     W  6 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            7 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.06         0.68         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 18                      SW 37        
DISPERSION                         51                        57           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-262045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
232 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009 /132 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+7)   62-67 (+7)   48-53        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+18)  43-48 (+7)   85-90        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G17                  SW 15 G30    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G15     S 11 G20     S 13 G28     S  8 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            7 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.06         0.78         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 22                      SW 35        
DISPERSION                         61                        57           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$









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