
927 
FNUS54 KMRX 231916
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
316 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
RAIN WILL BE BACK IN THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...AS A 
FRONT MOVES SLOWLY INTO THE REGION AND STALLS OUT. THE CHANCE OF 
RAIN WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF 
THE WEEK...DUE TO AN INCREASING FLOW OF MOISTURE FROM THE GULF WITH 
SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS.    

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-242030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
316 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+5)   64-69 (0)    42-47        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+4)   33-38 (+7)   80-85        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5                     SE  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     SE 12 G24    S 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.18         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     S 25         
DISPERSION                         55                        2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-242030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
316 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+5)   62-67 (0)    42-47        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-4)   35-40 (+7)   80-85        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6                     SE 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  9 G18     SE 14 G30    S 14 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.24         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      S 23         
DISPERSION                         28                        1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH INCREASING
TO 5 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-242030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
316 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+5)   63-68 (+2)   45-50        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+1)   36-41 (+9)   80-85        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G15                  S 13 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G21     S 16 G35     S 15 G33     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.38         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      S 26         
DISPERSION                         36                        1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO
15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
30 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-242030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
316 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+5)   67-72 (+1)   47-52        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-2)   35-40 (+10)  80-85        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G15                  SE 13 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 11 G20     SE 12 G26    SE 12 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.10         0.48         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 21                      S 26         
DISPERSION                         55                        4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
5 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 30 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-242030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
316 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+5)   65-70 (-2)   47-52        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-1)   35-40 (+12)  80-85        59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G15                  SE 12 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G18     SE 11 G23    SE  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.08         0.52         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 18                      S 25         
DISPERSION                         44                        1            
MAX LVORI                          4                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-242030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
316 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+6)   67-72 (+1)   44-49        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-1)   34-39 (+6)   80-85        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7         SE 11 G24    SE 10 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.26         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7200                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 14                      S 24         
DISPERSION                         66                        8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-242030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
316 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+6)   69-74 (+2)   47-52        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-5)   33-38 (+5)   80-85        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7 G16                  SE  9 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G18     S 11 G23     S 11 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.11         0.34         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6400                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 21                      S 25         
DISPERSION                         91                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-242030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
316 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2009 /216 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   69-74 (0)    49-54        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-9)   35-40 (+9)   80-85        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7 G16                  S 12 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 11 G19     S 12 G24     S  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 3            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.15         0.47         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6400                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 23                      S 25         
DISPERSION                         104                       15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 60. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S
TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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