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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1129 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA HAS BROUGHT A VERY DRY AIR
MASS TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 20 PERCENT IN MANY
LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 10 MPH IN MOST SPOTS. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY AS WELL. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-202100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1129 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-6)   26-31 (-2)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-32)  76-81 (0)    25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  6                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      SW  5        
DISPERSION            41                        16           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-202100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1129 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-7)   25-30 (-2)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-33)  77-82 (-2)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  6                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      W  5         
DISPERSION            35                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 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
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-202100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1129 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (-7)   27-32 (-1)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-28)  76-81 (-7)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  6                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 12                      W  5         
DISPERSION            25                        11           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-202100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1129 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-6)   29-34 (-2)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      15-20 (-25)  77-82 (-7)   20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  6                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      S  6         
DISPERSION            42                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-202100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1129 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-5)   29-34 (-2)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      13-18 (-28)  79-84 (-10)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  6                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      S  5         
DISPERSION            33                        14           
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-202100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1129 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-8)   26-31 (-3)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-32)  80-85 (-5)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  9                      W  6         
DISPERSION            35                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-202100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1129 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-8)   30-35 (-1)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-26)  76-81 (0)    25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  6                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      SW  7        
DISPERSION            44                        26           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-202100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1129 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009 /1029 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-6)   31-36 (-2)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      13-18 (-24)  76-81 (+7)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  7 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  6                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 15                     S  8         
DISPERSION            51                        30           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$









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