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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
335 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TODAY 
AND TONIGHT.  THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS 
THE AREA WITH COLDER AIR PUSHING IN TONIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD  
CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY MORNING. SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL 
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  SOME ICE MAY ACCUMULATE ALONG THE CUMBERLAND 
PLATEAU. DRY BUT COLD WEATHER RETURNS ON MONDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-020945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
335 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-12)  17-22 (-12)  31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-5)   71-76 (-10)  28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 10 G18                  N 11 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 15 G28     N 15 G27     N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 24                     N 22         
DISPERSION            21                        32           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 19. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. 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. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-020945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
335 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-11)  17-22 (-11)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-9)   72-77 (-16)  27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  7 G16                 NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 13 G24     N 15 G26     NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 21                     N 22         
DISPERSION            8                         17           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 21. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. 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. 

$$

TNZ072-074-020945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
335 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-12)  18-23 (-10)  34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-9)   73-78 (-17)  28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE 11 G22                 N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 14 G27     N 14 G27     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 25                     N 18         
DISPERSION            10                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 24. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. 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. 

$$

TNZ087-102-020945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
335 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-11)  20-25 (-11)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-9)   73-78 (-14)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 13 G25                  N 12 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 16 G28     N 14 G26     N 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 29                      N 24         
DISPERSION            24                        36           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. 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. 

$$

NCZ060-061-020945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
335 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-11)  20-25 (-11)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-6)   74-79 (-17)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 10 G24                  N 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 16 G27     N 16 G28     N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 25                      N 25         
DISPERSION            18                        34           
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 MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. 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>040-042-044-046-070-020945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
335 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-13)  18-23 (-13)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-8)   71-76 (-11)  24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  9 G18                 N  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 13 G25     N 12 G21     N  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 24                     N 16         
DISPERSION            33                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 21. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. 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>069-071-073-086-020945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
335 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-12)  18-23 (-14)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (-8)   71-76 (-7)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 13 G23                  N 10 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 15 G28     N 13 G24     N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 29                     N 18         
DISPERSION            43                        40           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. 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>101-020945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
335 AM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 /235 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-12)  21-26 (-13)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-6)   69-74 (-7)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 15 G26                  N 12 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 17 G29     N 14 G26     N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  2                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 31                      N 22         
DISPERSION            49                        50           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
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. WARMER. 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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