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FNUS54 KMRX 180748
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
348 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE TODAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE 
LINGERS ACROSS THE AREA.   A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA 
TONIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND 
THURSDAY.  HOWEVER...AFTER THIS SYSTEM MOVES AWAY...AN UPPER LEVEL 
RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD EAST...THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALLOWING AN 
EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WHICH MAY LAST INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-190900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+4)   43-48 (+4)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-6)   80-85 (-5)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.07         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     W 15         
DISPERSION            34                        45           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-190900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+3)   40-45 (+2)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-6)   90-95 (+4)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      6600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  6                     W 14         
DISPERSION            15                        46           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-190900-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (0)    39-44 (+2)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+2)   92-97 (+9)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  6                     W 10         
DISPERSION            16                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-190900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (0)    41-46 (+3)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+1)   90-95 (-1)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      W 10         
DISPERSION            34                        37           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-190900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-1)   41-46 (+3)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+4)   92-97 (-5)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  9                      W  9         
DISPERSION            30                        33           
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-190900-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+4)   42-47 (+3)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-5)   87-92 (-4)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       5 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.05         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     W 14         
DISPERSION            34                        56           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-190900-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+3)   43-48 (+3)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-3)   84-89 (-8)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.05         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     W 13         
DISPERSION            51                        59           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-190900-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009 /248 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+2)   43-48 (+2)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-4)   87-92 (-4)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       5 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.02         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      W 10         
DISPERSION            51                        49           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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