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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED 
STATES FOR ONE MORE DAY OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS.  A 
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY 
NIGHT...BRINING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-081645-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+7)   47-52 (+6)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-4)   80-85 (-14)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5 G16                 SW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G18    SW  5        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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 29        
DISPERSION            34                        62           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-081645-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+6)   43-48 (+3)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (0)    89-94 (-3)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      SW  9        
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                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      SW 25        
DISPERSION            18                        44           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-081645-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+7)   42-47 (+5)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+4)   90-95 (-6)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        SW  6 G17    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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     SW 26        
DISPERSION            11                        41           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-081645-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+9)   43-48 (+5)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-1)   94-99 (-3)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 11 G18    
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     SW 28        
DISPERSION            18                        58           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-081645-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+10)  42-47 (+5)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-15)  93-98 (-4)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW 10 G18    
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     SW 26        
DISPERSION            15                        55           
MAX LVORI             5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-081645-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+7)   44-49 (+7)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-6)   93-98 (-3)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    LGT/VAR      SW 10 G18    
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)    4000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     SW 28        
DISPERSION            36                        71           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-081645-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+7)   47-52 (+8)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+3)   84-89 (-13)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    SW  5        SW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 29        
DISPERSION            37                        77           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-081645-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1035 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009 /935 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+8)   48-53 (+7)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-4)   85-90 (-12)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      SW 11 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
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)    3500                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     SW 28        
DISPERSION            33                        76           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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