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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
245 PM EST WED MAR 4 2009


...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE WEEK PRODUCING DRY CONDITIONS AND 
MORE SPRING-LIKE TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-052045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
245 PM EST WED MAR 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+8)   57-62 (+14)  36-41        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+4)   23-28 (0)    74-79        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8         S  7 G15     SW  9 G17    
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                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     SW 26        
DISPERSION                         38                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-052045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST WED MAR 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+7)   54-59 (+11)  33-38        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+1)   23-28 (+2)   76-81        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     SW 20        
DISPERSION                         18                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-052045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
245 PM EST WED MAR 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+4)   54-59 (+10)  33-38        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+13)  22-27 (+3)   76-81        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G15    SW  5        SW 10        
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     SW 21        
DISPERSION                         19                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-052045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST WED MAR 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+1)   58-63 (+9)   33-38        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+22)  20-25 (+4)   86-91        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G16    
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                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      SW 22        
DISPERSION                         33                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO
MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-052045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST WED MAR 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-2)   59-64 (+10)  31-36        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+23)  18-23 (+3)   87-92        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  7        
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                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 14                      SW 20        
DISPERSION                         26                        13           
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-052045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
245 PM EST WED MAR 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+3)   58-63 (+12)  34-39        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+5)   23-28 (+1)   77-82        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G19    
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     SW 25        
DISPERSION                         36                        49           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-052045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
245 PM EST WED MAR 4 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+4)   59-64 (+11)  36-41        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+10)  22-27 (+2)   82-87        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    SW  5        SW 10 G19    
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                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     SW 24        
DISPERSION                         56                        43           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-052045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
245 PM EST WED MAR 4 2009 /145 PM CST WED MAR 4 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+4)   60-65 (+9)   38-43        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (+14)  23-28 (+4)   80-85        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  9 G18     S  5         SW  9 G17    
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                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 21                      SW 22        
DISPERSION                         53                        35           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 

$$








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