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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
242 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TONIGHT BUT PRODUCE ONLY AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
WILL APPROACH ON WEDNESDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-101945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
242 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (0)    68-73 (+3)   46-51        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-2)   38-43 (+2)   92-97        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G17                  W  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 12 G21     S  8 G17     NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    5 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.11         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     NW 26        
DISPERSION                         78                        28           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-101945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
242 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (0)    67-72 (0)    44-49        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-1)   41-46 (+6)   95-100       32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G20                  W  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G19     S  9 G17     NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.08         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     NW 25        
DISPERSION                         49                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-101945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
242 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+3)   71-76 (+3)   44-49        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-5)   36-41 (0)    95-100       40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G21                  W  9 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 13 G23    S 10 G19     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.09         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     NW 21        
DISPERSION                         51                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-101945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
242 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+5)   75-80 (+4)   47-52        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-8)   35-40 (-1)   94-99        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G18                  W  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 12 G21    S  9 G17     N  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.08         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     NW 17        
DISPERSION                         68                        20           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-101945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
242 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+6)   76-81 (+4)   46-51        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-13)  33-38 (-1)   95-100       44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7 G17                  W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 11 G20    S  7         N  9         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.07         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     NW 20        
DISPERSION                         58                        20           
MAX LVORI                          3                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-101945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
242 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (0)    72-77 (+3)   47-52        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+10)  38-43 (+2)   95-100       37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7 G16                  W  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 11 G20    S  7         NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    5 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.10         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     NW 23        
DISPERSION                         79                        36           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-101945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
242 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+3)   75-80 (+5)   49-54        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-1)   36-41 (-2)   83-88        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G21                 W  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 13 G23    S  8         N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.13         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     NW 20        
DISPERSION                         101                       34           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 50. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-101945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
242 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 /142 PM CDT MON MAR 9 2009/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+4)   76-81 (+4)   50-55        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+4)   37-42 (-2)   80-85        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G19                 W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 12 G21    S  8 G15     N 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.11         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         96                        33           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 50.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$









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