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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...UPDATED TO LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES SOME TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
ONE MORE DRY DAY.  AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE 
REGION BY MID WEEK AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.  THIS WILL BRING SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS 
AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.    

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251530-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (0)    42-47 (+3)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (+5)   87-92 (+20)  57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      S 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.38         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6700                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      S 37         
DISPERSION            45                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-251530-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (0)    41-46 (+4)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+5)   87-92 (+8)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SE  7        S 12 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.46         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      S 33         
DISPERSION            40                        2            

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

$$

TNZ072-074-251530-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-1)   44-49 (+8)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+10)  88-93 (+2)   61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 12 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    S 10 G22     S 14 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.61         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      S 41         
DISPERSION            37                        4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...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 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-251530-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-2)   47-52 (+9)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+13)  88-93 (-3)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  9 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  8 G17     S 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.74         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      S 37         
DISPERSION            54                        10           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-251530-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-4)   47-52 (+11)  55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+15)  91-96 (-4)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         S  5         SE 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.80         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      S 35         
DISPERSION            45                        5            
MAX LVORI             4                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-251530-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+1)   44-49 (+7)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+5)   86-91 (-1)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      SE 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.40         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      S 31         
DISPERSION            47                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-251530-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (0)    47-52 (+6)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+7)   86-91 (+3)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  5         S 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.45         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      S 37         
DISPERSION            73                        25           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-251530-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1030 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /930 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (-2)   49-54 (+8)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+13)  85-90 (-1)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     S  7         S  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.69         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      S 35         
DISPERSION            70                        26           

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. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS
NEAR 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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