
875 
FNUS54 KMRX 111926
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN OR SPRINKLES MAY LINGER EARLY TONIGHT...OTHERWISE
RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE 
WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES 
HIGH INTO SUNDAY...WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES 
ALSO EXPECTED.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-122030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
326 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-19)  44-49 (-10)  30-35        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-6)   38-43 (-14)  89-94        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  8 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         NE  5        NE  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.04         0.18         0.06         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  7                      SE 12        
DISPERSION                         4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-122030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
326 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-12)  43-48 (-15)  31-36        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-13)  45-50 (-4)   95-100       59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G15     LGT/VAR      SE  5        SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.06         0.15         0.11         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  3                      SE 14        
DISPERSION                         1                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-122030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
326 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-12)  45-50 (-13)  33-38        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-6)   46-51 (-3)   95-100       66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           60           80           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.10         0.13         0.15         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  6                     S 14         
DISPERSION                         2                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-122030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
326 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-12)  48-53 (-15)  36-41        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-8)   50-55 (+5)   95-100       64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G16     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SPRINKLES    RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.11         0.19         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  6                      SE 13        
DISPERSION                         4                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-122030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
326 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-9)   50-55 (-16)  36-41        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-11)  50-55 (+5)   95-100       66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         E  5         SE  7        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SPRINKLES    RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.08         0.19         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  9                      SE 13        
DISPERSION                         4                         4            
MAX LVORI                          4                         8            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-122030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
326 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-14)  46-51 (-13)  34-39        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-9)   44-49 (-6)   92-97        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  8 G16                 E  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         NE  6        NE  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.07         0.18         0.10         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  9                     SE 10        
DISPERSION                         10                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-122030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
326 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-14)  44-49 (-13)  34-39        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-6)   45-50 (-1)   91-96        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE 10 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G15     NE  8 G15    NE  7 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           70           70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.11         0.18         0.13         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 14                     E  8         
DISPERSION                         18                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-122030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
326 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 /226 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-15)  46-51 (-14)  36-41        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-6)   47-52 (+6)   90-95        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE 11 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G21     NE  9 G19    NE  7 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SPRINKLES    RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           70           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            3            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.14         0.19         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 14                     E  6         
DISPERSION                         19                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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