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FNUS54 KMRX 020746
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
246 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009

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


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-030900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
246 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-5)   9-14 (-6)    33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-26)  61-66 (-15)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 13 G23                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 12 G21     N  8 G17     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 21                      N 13         
DISPERSION            39                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 21. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY 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. 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. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-030900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
246 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-4)   9-14 (-8)    34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-34)  62-67 (-17)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 14 G26                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G26    NW 10 G22    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 21                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            26                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 13 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY 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. 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. 

$$

TNZ072-074-030900-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
246 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-1)   9-14 (-8)    35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-34)  64-69 (-16)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G17     N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      N 10         
DISPERSION            18                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 21. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY 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. 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. 

$$

TNZ087-102-030900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
246 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+2)   13-18 (-6)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-39)  63-68 (-14)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 14 G24                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 11 G20     N  7 G15     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 23                      N 14         
DISPERSION            42                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

NCZ060-061-030900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
246 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-1)   13-18 (-7)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-34)  64-69 (-11)  19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 13 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 11 G20     N  8 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 24                      N 13         
DISPERSION            40                        12           
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 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. 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>040-042-044-046-070-030900-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
246 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-2)   11-16 (-8)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-31)  61-66 (-13)  21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 11 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G19     N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      N  9         
DISPERSION            34                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 21. EAST 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 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. 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>069-071-073-086-030900-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
246 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+1)   13-18 (-4)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-32)  61-66 (-10)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 11 G20                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G17     N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      N  9         
DISPERSION            42                        16           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-030900-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
246 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009 /146 AM CST MON MAR 2 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+2)   15-20 (-5)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-34)  62-67 (-6)   19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 12 G22                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G18     N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 22                      N 12         
DISPERSION            53                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 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. 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. 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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