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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1028 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE WEEK.  UNSEASONABLY WARM 
TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK WITH 
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-061630-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1028 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+12)  35-40 (+11)  62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (+1)   76-81 (+18)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  5         SW 10 G19    
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 33        
DISPERSION            25                        60           

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 60S TO 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 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 TO
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-061630-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1028 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+9)   33-38 (+11)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (+2)   77-82 (+12)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G16    
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                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      W 29         
DISPERSION            8                         28           

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

$$

TNZ072-074-061630-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1028 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+8)   35-40 (+11)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (+5)   77-82 (+16)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 12 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G15    LGT/VAR      SW 11 G21    
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)    4300                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     SW 29        
DISPERSION            9                         22           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-061630-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1028 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+8)   35-40 (+11)  66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (+8)   86-91 (+16)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 11 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      SW 11 G19    
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      SW 29        
DISPERSION            23                        38           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-061630-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1028 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+8)   33-38 (+11)  67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (+8)   87-92 (+14)  27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G16    
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)    4200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      SW 26        
DISPERSION            15                        30           
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-061630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1028 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+10)  34-39 (+12)  66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (+2)   80-85 (+5)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        LGT/VAR      SW  8 G17    
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     SW 31        
DISPERSION            24                        63           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-061630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1028 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+10)  38-43 (+13)  67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (+4)   81-86 (+10)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      SW 10 G19    
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     SW 31        
DISPERSION            42                        66           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-061630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1028 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009 /928 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+8)   38-43 (+11)  67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+8)   82-87 (+9)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     LGT/VAR      SW 11 G19    
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      SW 30        
DISPERSION            44                        64           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

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