
721 
FNUS54 KMRX 130807
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MOIST AIR ACROSS 
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS PATTERN 
WILL RESULT IN CLOUDY AND COOL CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS... 
WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. A WARMING TREND CAN 
THEN BE EXPECTED FOR NEXT WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-140830-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+7)   36-41 (+6)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+17)  88-93 (-4)   63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET/RAIN   RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          100          
PRECIP DURATION       5            4            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.16         0.44         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1800                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     S 12         
DISPERSION            1                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-140830-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+4)   35-40 (+5)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+14)  88-93 (-2)   68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6                     SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        SE  5        SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          100          
PRECIP DURATION       5            4            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.24         0.51         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     SW 14        
DISPERSION                                                   

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-140830-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (0)    37-42 (+5)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+11)  90-95 (+3)   64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          100          
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.41         0.59         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     SW 14        
DISPERSION                                      1            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-140830-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-4)   39-44 (+5)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+17)  91-96 (+6)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          100          
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.57         0.66         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      S 14         
DISPERSION            1                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-140830-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-13)  39-44 (+6)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+1)   90-95 (+5)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        LGT/VAR      SE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          100          
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.54         0.70         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      S 14         
DISPERSION            1                         1            
MAX LVORI             6                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-140830-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
600 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   38-43 (+6)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+20)  88-93 (-3)   68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          100          
PRECIP DURATION       5            4            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.25         0.52         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1800                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  7                      S  9         
DISPERSION            2                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-140830-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
600 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+5)   39-44 (+7)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+25)  89-94 (-3)   65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          100          
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.40         0.53         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1800                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  7                      S 10         
DISPERSION            3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-140830-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
600 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009 /500 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   40-45 (+6)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+28)  90-95 (-1)   63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          100          
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.71         0.58         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1800                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  8                      S 14         
DISPERSION            5                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$





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