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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE 
ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES HIGH INTO SUNDAY...WITH 
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-130830-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-12)  30-35 (0)    37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-10)  91-96 (+20)  61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  7 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SLEET/RAIN   
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           90           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.24         0.04         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     SE 12        
DISPERSION            1                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY 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 SHOWERS. 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 SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-130830-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-16)  31-36 (-1)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-3)   95-100 (+16) 66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    FRZ RAIN     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.18         0.07         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1500                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     SE 14        
DISPERSION            1                         1            

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 40S TO LOWER 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 UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-130830-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-15)  33-38 (+3)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (0)    95-100 (+4)  64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.15         0.09         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1700                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 10                      S 14         
DISPERSION            1                         1            

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

$$

TNZ087-102-130830-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-16)  36-41 (+2)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+6)   95-100 (+13) 67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.12         0.11         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1600                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 13                     SE 13        
DISPERSION            2                         3            

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

$$

NCZ060-061-130830-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-17)  36-41 (0)    42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   95-100 (+20) 73-78        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.10         0.12         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1700                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     SE 13        
DISPERSION                                      2            
MAX LVORI             4                         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 IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 60. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-130830-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-15)  33-38 (-1)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-4)   95-100 (+27) 60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  7                     E  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        NE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    FRZ RAIN     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.19         0.06         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 12                      SE 10        
DISPERSION            7                         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 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S
TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS
NEAR 60. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-130830-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-14)  33-38 (+1)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+1)   94-99 (+26)  60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  7        NE  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.18         0.07         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 17                      E  8         
DISPERSION            14                        4            

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-130830-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
329 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 /229 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-15)  35-40 (0)    42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+11)  91-96 (+14)  57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE 12 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  9 G18    NE  7        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.14         0.12         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 24                     E  6         
DISPERSION            19                        5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 40. 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 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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