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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
335 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009

.DISCUSSION...
PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND FOG WILL OCCUR MONDAY MORNING...OVER 
SOUTHERN AREAS...AND GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY. 
SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR MONDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
MOVES EAST. A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE 
WEEK...WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION LATER IN THE WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-161945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
335 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+1)   40-45 (-4)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-13)  95-100 (0)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.04         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  6                     N 14         
DISPERSION            6                         32           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-161945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
335 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (0)    37-42 (-6)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-8)   95-100 (+3)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.04         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     N 15         
DISPERSION            3                         22           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-161945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
335 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (0)    36-41 (-8)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-9)   93-98 (+1)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        NE  6 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  8                     NE 14        
DISPERSION            3                         15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-161945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
335 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (0)    39-44 (-9)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-11)  89-94 (+4)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.31         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     NE 17        
DISPERSION            5                         33           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-161945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
335 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+1)   38-43 (-10)  68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (-11)  89-94 (+6)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.34         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      N 16         
DISPERSION            4                         36           
MAX LVORI             6                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-161945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
335 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (0)    40-45 (-5)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-8)   92-97 (-1)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  6                     N 10         
DISPERSION            8                         31           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-161945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
335 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (0)    41-46 (-5)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-6)   93-98 (-2)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  6                     NE 12        
DISPERSION            9                         32           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-161945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
335 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2009 /235 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+1)   42-47 (-6)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-13)  92-97 (-1)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      NE 14        
DISPERSION            11                        38           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$








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