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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EST THU FEB 26 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE HIGHER 
ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON FRIDAY 
MORNING...BRINGING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. 
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING 
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. A LOW 
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN DEVELOP ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH LATE FRIDAY 
NIGHT...AND WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON SATURDAY. 
THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING NUMEROUS SHOWERS ACROSS THE 
REGION INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH COLDER AIR ON SATURDAY NIGHT CAUSING 
THESE RAIN SHOWERS TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-272100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+8)   55-60 (-5)   39-44        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-3)   53-58 (+6)   88-93        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 14 G29                 NE  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G22     SW  9 G22    LGT/VAR      NE  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          50           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.36         0.13         0.79         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     E  9         
DISPERSION                         3                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S 
TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTH WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO 
MID 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-272100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+7)   53-58 (-5)   40-45        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-1)   55-60 (+7)   90-95        59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 16 G29                  E  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G26     S 10 G23     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          70           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            3            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.28         0.23         0.58         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     SE  9        
DISPERSION                         1                                      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 24. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO 
MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-272100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+5)   52-57 (-5)   41-46        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-8)   57-62 (+5)   88-93        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 19 G38                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 17 G37     S 11 G26     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          80           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.54         0.53         0.36         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     E  6         
DISPERSION                         2                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 27. NORTH WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-272100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+2)   55-60 (-5)   44-49        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-7)   58-63 (+3)   86-91        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 16 G32                  N  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G30     S  9 G21     LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          80           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.73         1.01         0.30         
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     NE  7        
DISPERSION                         4                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-272100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+5)   54-59 (-5)   44-49        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-12)  59-64 (+3)   86-91        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 14 G27                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G24     S  7 G18     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          80           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.69         1.31         0.36         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     SE  7        
DISPERSION                         2                         1            
MAX LVORI                          5                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-272100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
300 PM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+5)   56-61 (-5)   41-46        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+6)   53-58 (+8)   90-95        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 13 G24                 NE  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G20     SW  8 G18    LGT/VAR      NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          60           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            3            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.38         0.20         0.57         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     E 10         
DISPERSION                         9                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 30. 
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 26. NORTH WINDS 5 
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-272100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
300 PM EST THU FEB 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+4)   56-61 (-6)   42-47        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (0)    58-63 (+8)   91-96        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 14 G29                 N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G25     SW  9 G20    LGT/VAR      N  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          60           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            3            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.56         0.40         0.43         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     NE 10        
DISPERSION                         12                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-272100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
300 PM EST THU FEB 26 2009 /200 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+6)   57-62 (-5)   45-50        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-9)   60-65 (+7)   92-97        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 12 G25                  N  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G25     S  6 G15     LGT/VAR      N  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          80           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.82         0.74         0.21         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     NE 12        
DISPERSION                         11                        8            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$





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