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

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING 
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS TO THE DISTRICT.  COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN 
TONIGHT...AND RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY 
MORNING. SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON 
SUNDAY OVER LOW ELEVATIONS...1 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE 
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  ADDITIONALLY...BREEZING CONDITIONS 
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY.  DRY WEATHER RETURNS ON 
MONDAY. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-012045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
313 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-8)   33-38 (-13)  17-22        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-11)  51-56 (-9)   68-73        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 12 G23                  N 11 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  9        N 15 G29     N 16 G28     N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.14         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 24                     N 17         
DISPERSION                         21                        28           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-012045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
313 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-14)  32-37 (-13)  17-22        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-5)   55-60 (-12)  71-76        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  9 G22                 NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  6         N 14 G25     N 14 G26     NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.24         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 23                     N 16         
DISPERSION                         9                         16           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-012045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
313 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-14)  32-37 (-13)  18-23        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (-2)   53-58 (-14)  68-73        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE 11 G23                 N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N 16 G30     N 15 G30     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.23         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 25                     N 15         
DISPERSION                         11                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 27. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-012045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
313 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-14)  35-40 (-12)  20-25        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-7)   53-58 (-15)  68-73        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 12 G26                  N 12 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N 17 G31     N 16 G30     N 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.20         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 29                     N 17         
DISPERSION                         25                        29           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 28. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-012045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
313 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-14)  35-40 (-12)  20-25        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (-2)   55-60 (-14)  68-73        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G22                  N 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N 16 G30     N 16 G28     N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.24         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 24                     N 17         
DISPERSION                         17                        26           
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-012045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
313 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-11)  35-40 (-14)  19-24        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-7)   49-54 (-11)  68-73        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE 11 G22                 N  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  7 G15    N 15 G26     N 13 G24     N  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.18         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 23                     N 14         
DISPERSION                         31                        28           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 22. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-012045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
313 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-9)   36-41 (-12)  19-24        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-13)  47-52 (-12)  68-73        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 14 G26                  N 10 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     N 17 G30     N 14 G26     N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.16         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 29                     N 16         
DISPERSION                         43                        38           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-012045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
313 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009 /213 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-10)  37-42 (-12)  21-26        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-17)  49-54 (-12)  68-73        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 15 G29                  N 12 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     N 18 G33     N 15 G27     N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW/RAIN    NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.15         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 32                      N 17         
DISPERSION                         52                        43           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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