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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
445 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS 
TODAY.  THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA 
TODAY.  WITH COLDER AIR PUSHING IN TONIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD TO 
CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNDAY MORNING. SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL 
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  DRY WEATHER RETURNS ON MONDAY. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-011045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
445 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-15)  28-33 (-8)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (+5)   95-100 (+7)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     N 11 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  9 G18    NE  9 G18    N 13 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       7            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.44         0.13         0.02         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 14                      NE 29        
DISPERSION            2                         41           

REMARKS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 21. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 22. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-011045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-10)  29-34 (-12)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (0)    93-98 (+4)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  5 G17                  N  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  9 G20     NE  6        N 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       7            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         0.07         0.09         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 20                     NE 23        
DISPERSION            1                         19           

REMARKS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 24. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-011045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
445 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-7)   31-36 (-11)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+3)   92-97 (+2)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6 G19                  NE 12 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  7 G19    NE  5        N 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.65         0.07         0.11         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 16                      NE 28        
DISPERSION            1                         22           

REMARKS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 2 INCHES.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 24. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 24. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-011045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-7)   33-38 (-12)  36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+1)   92-97 (+2)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  9 G19                 N 14 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  7 G18    N  5         N 15 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.62         0.06         0.12         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 17                      NE 33        
DISPERSION            3                         48           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 27. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-011045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-6)   33-38 (-11)  35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+8)   95-100 (+7)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE 10 G21                 N 11 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6 G22    LGT/VAR      N 15 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.63         0.05         0.19         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 21                      NE 28        
DISPERSION            2                         36           
MAX LVORI             9                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-011045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
445 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-11)  31-36 (-12)  37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (+2)   92-97 (+5)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     NE 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  9 G17    NE  8 G17    N 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       7            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.50         0.08         0.04         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 16                      NE 25        
DISPERSION            7                         50           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-011045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
445 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-13)  31-36 (-10)  37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+8)   91-96 (+2)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  7                     N 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G17     NE  9 G16    N 13 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.42         0.10         0.03         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 14                      NE 31        
DISPERSION            9                         66           

REMARKS...CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 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. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-011045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
445 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 /345 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-9)   34-39 (-12)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-5)   83-88 (-7)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE 10 G18                 N 14 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G16     NE  8 G15    N 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.41         0.09         0.03         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 17                      N 36         
DISPERSION            12                        80           

REMARKS...CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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