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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1043 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. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-141545-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+5)   36-41 (+6)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+21)  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 EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 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 EARLY IN
THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. 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. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-141545-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1043 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)      59-64 (+15)  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 UPPER 40S TO LOWER
60S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-141545-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+1)   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 30S
TO 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-141545-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (0)    39-44 (+5)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+12)  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 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-141545-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-7)   39-44 (+6)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-4)   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 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 EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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 LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-141545-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1043 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 EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER
60S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-141545-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+4)   39-44 (+7)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (+28)  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 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
50S TO UPPER 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 30S TO UPPER 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>101-141545-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1043 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009 /943 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 SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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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