
557 
FNUS54 KMRX 121854
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES KEEPING 
PERIODS RAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO THE WEEKEND. THE 
RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN TENNESSEE AND 
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TONIGHT.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-132000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
254 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-1)   39-44 (+3)   35-40        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+24) 59-64 (+18)  89-94        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  5                      SE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  6         E  5         E  5         SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SLEET/RAIN   RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           50           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            2            1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.03         0.02         0.19         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  6                      S  8         
DISPERSION                         1                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-132000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-1)   40-45 (+4)   35-40        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+15) 61-66 (+17)  87-92        62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  7                     SE  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  7         SE  7        SE  6        SE  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    FRZ RAIN     RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           70           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.05         0.10         0.33         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1800                      1500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  9                      S 12         
DISPERSION                         1                                      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 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. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-132000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
254 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+3)   44-49 (+4)   37-42        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  59-64 (+11)  85-90        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6                     S 10 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6 G15    SE  6        SE  5        S 10 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           80           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.07         0.25         0.50         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     S 13         
DISPERSION                         1                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-132000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+2)   46-51 (+2)   40-45        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 61-66 (+12)  81-86        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5                     SE  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  5         SE  5        SE  5        SE 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           90           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.09         0.36         0.61         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  8                      S 15         
DISPERSION                         2                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-132000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (0)    47-52 (+1)   41-46        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+19) 63-68 (+3)   79-84        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6                     SE  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  5         SE  6        SE  6        SE  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           80           90           
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.08         0.39         0.64         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1900                      1600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  9                      S 16         
DISPERSION                         1                         1            
MAX LVORI                          8                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-132000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
254 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-1)   43-48 (+4)   37-42        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+28) 58-63 (+20)  89-94        63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  5                      SE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  5         E  5         E  5         SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET/RAIN   FRZ RAIN     RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           50           60           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            2            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.04         0.08         0.31         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  6                     S  8         
DISPERSION                         3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.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...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-132000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
254 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+2)   42-47 (+3)   38-43        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+24)  60-65 (+21)  89-94        65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET/RAIN   RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           50           70           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            2            3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.04         0.13         0.35         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  5                      S  9         
DISPERSION                         2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER
60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 60.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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 MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S
TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-132000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
254 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2009 /154 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2009/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+1)   44-49 (+2)   40-45        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+14)  56-61 (+14)  88-93        61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  8 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  8        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           90           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            8            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.08         0.35         0.52         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  5                      S 16         
DISPERSION                         4                         10           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$









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