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

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD 
TONIGHT...WITH MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A WARMING TREND WILL 
THEN DEVELOP BY TUESDAY...AND WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE UPCOMING 
WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-022130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
320 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-10)  27-32 (-5)   8-13         33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-16)  36-41 (-26)  61-66        20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 13 G23                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 17 G30     N 12 G21     N  8 G17     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      N 10         
DISPERSION                         39                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 21. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-022130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
320 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-13)  28-33 (-4)   9-14         34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-11)  32-37 (-34)  62-67        20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 14 G26                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 16 G31     NW 13 G26    NW 10 G22    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     NW 10        
DISPERSION                         26                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-022130-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
320 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-13)  30-35 (-2)   10-15        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-16)  30-35 (-34)  64-69        20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 15 G30     N  8 G17     N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      N  9         
DISPERSION                         18                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST 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 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-022130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
320 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-11)  35-40 (0)    14-19        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-15)  26-31 (-39)  63-68        20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 14 G24                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 16 G29     N 11 G20     N  7 G15     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      N 12         
DISPERSION                         42                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-022130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
320 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-17)  35-40 (-4)   14-19        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-12)  25-30 (-34)  64-69        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 13 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 16 G29     N 11 G20     N  8 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      N 10         
DISPERSION                         40                        12           
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-022130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
320 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-12)  31-36 (-2)   11-16        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-13)  32-37 (-31)  61-66        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 11 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 13 G23     N  9 G19     N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      N  7         
DISPERSION                         34                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 21. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-022130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
320 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-9)   32-37 (-1)   13-18        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-16)  29-34 (-32)  61-66        20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 11 G20                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 14 G26     N  9 G17     N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      N  8         
DISPERSION                         42                        16           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-022130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
320 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009 /220 PM CST SUN MAR 1 2009/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-9)   36-41 (+1)   15-20        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-23)  26-31 (-35)  62-67        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 12 G22                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 15 G27     N 10 G18     N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      NE 10        
DISPERSION                         53                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$





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