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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
934 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN
STORE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A GOOD
CHANCE OF RAIN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-121445-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
934 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-12)  30-35 (-20)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-2)   72-77 (-8)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G18                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  7         N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            60           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      2 PM         
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.04         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     N  7         
DISPERSION            2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-121445-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
934 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-10)  31-36 (-15)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (0)    78-83 (-8)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G22                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G15    N  6         NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            50           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.05         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     N  3         
DISPERSION            1                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-121445-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
934 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-12)  33-38 (-14)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-4)   74-79 (-8)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G22                  NE  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  6         NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            50           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.09         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      SE  6        
DISPERSION            1                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-121445-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
934 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-12)  36-41 (-14)  46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-6)   71-76 (-13)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 NE  9 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G17     N  9         NE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            50           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.07         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      E  6         
DISPERSION            4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 60. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-121445-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
934 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-11)  37-42 (-11)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-5)   72-77 (-18)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G16     N  6         NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            50           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      2 PM         
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.04         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      S  9         
DISPERSION            4                         4            
MAX LVORI             6                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-121445-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
934 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-13)  33-38 (-16)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+4)   81-86 (-3)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G15                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  6         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            50           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.06         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     NE  9        
DISPERSION            6                         10           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-121445-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
934 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-15)  33-38 (-18)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-3)   73-78 (-7)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7                     NE  8        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  8 G16     NE  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            60           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.10         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NE 14        
DISPERSION            7                         18           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-121445-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
934 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 /834 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-16)  36-41 (-17)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-2)   70-75 (-8)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 NE 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G16     N 10 G19     NE 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            60           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.09         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 20                      NE 14        
DISPERSION            11                        19           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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