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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
401 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN 
SHOWERS TODAY.  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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-200915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
401 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-12)  28-33 (-14)  49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   89-94 (-3)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     N 14         
DISPERSION            15                        44           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-200915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
401 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-9)   28-33 (-11)  50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+4)   91-96 (-2)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        N  5         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      N 13         
DISPERSION            10                        29           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-200915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
401 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-8)   29-34 (-8)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+5)   86-91 (-4)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6 G15                  NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9        N  7 G15     NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     N 13         
DISPERSION            8                         20           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-200915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
401 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-6)   32-37 (-7)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+5)   85-90 (-9)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      NE  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    N  9 G18     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     NE 15        
DISPERSION            13                        34           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-200915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
401 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-4)   33-38 (-5)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+7)   81-86 (-11)  21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    N  8 G16     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     N 12         
DISPERSION            13                        26           
MAX LVORI             5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-200915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
401 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-9)   30-35 (-11)  53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+6)   87-92 (-6)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      N 13         
DISPERSION            22                        42           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-200915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
401 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-8)   31-36 (-12)  53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+3)   88-93 (-4)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NE 15        
DISPERSION            22                        46           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-200915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
401 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 /301 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-4)   34-39 (-9)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-4)   84-89 (-10)  28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G15     N  8 G15     NE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NE 17        
DISPERSION            22                        55           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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