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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
340 AM EST THU FEB 26 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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
340 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+9)   42-47 (+5)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+10)  88-93 (+8)   58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      S 15 G32     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G18     S 12 G25     W  9 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.38         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     SW 39        
DISPERSION            31                        36           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-270945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
340 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+9)   43-48 (+7)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+10)  90-95 (+6)   63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      S 16 G32     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G18     S 12 G25     SW  9 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.28         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     SW 36        
DISPERSION            14                        15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-270945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
340 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+6)   45-50 (+5)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+13)  86-91 (+4)   67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G15                  SW 18 G38    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G22     S 14 G32     SW 11 G33    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.48         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      SW 38        
DISPERSION            19                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MUCH COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH INCREASING
TO 5 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-270945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
340 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+6)   47-52 (+4)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+13)  87-92 (+4)   65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G17                  S 17 G34     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G23     S 14 G31     SW  9 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.70         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 18                      SW 35        
DISPERSION            39                        33           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-270945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
340 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+6)   46-51 (+4)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+13)  91-96 (+5)   64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7                      S 13 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     S 12 G26     SW  8 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.66         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      SW 32        
DISPERSION            30                        24           
MAX LVORI             3                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-270945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
340 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+11)  45-50 (+7)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+7)   84-89 (+2)   62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      S 12 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  9 G18     W  6 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.38         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     SW 35        
DISPERSION            33                        48           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER
40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-270945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
340 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+8)   48-53 (+6)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+9)   79-84 (-2)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      SW 13 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G17     S 11 G25     W  7 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.54         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     SW 37        
DISPERSION            53                        57           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-270945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
340 AM EST THU FEB 26 2009 /240 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+6)   49-54 (+6)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+9)   84-89 (-5)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G17                  SW 12 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G20     S 13 G28     W  6 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.86         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      SW 35        
DISPERSION            61                        56           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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