
910 
FNUS54 KMRX 250915
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
515 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION TODAY...USHERING IN AN   
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN THAT WILL LAST INTO THE WEEKEND.  
  

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-261015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
515 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-12)  44-49 (+1)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+32)  95-100 (+18) 60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 11 G21                  S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G21     SE 11 G21    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.25         0.49         0.49         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 25                      SW 21        
DISPERSION            21                        32           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-261015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (-11)  43-48 (+1)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+28)  95-100 (+13) 62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 14 G25                 S  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G26     SE 14 G26    W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.55         0.40         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      SW 24        
DISPERSION            10                        25           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-261015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
515 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-7)   45-50 (+1)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+25)  95-100 (+12) 58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 17 G32                  SW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 18 G34     S 18 G35     W  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.40         0.71         0.71         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 32                      SW 22        
DISPERSION            14                        20           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-261015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-7)   49-54 (+1)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+25)  95-100 (+6)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 14 G27                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 15 G29    SE 12 G26    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.51         0.91         0.77         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 33                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            28                        26           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-261015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-7)   47-52 (-1)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+27)  95-100 (+1)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 12 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G23    SE 10 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.49         0.95         0.75         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 30                      SW 23        
DISPERSION            22                        26           
MAX LVORI             4                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-261015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
515 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-12)  46-51 (0)    61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+28)  93-98 (+9)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 11 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G21    SE 10 G20    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.32         0.55         0.53         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      SW 20        
DISPERSION            30                        38           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS
IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-261015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
515 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-10)  49-54 (0)    63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+26)  92-97 (+9)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 12 G24                  S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G25     S 11 G20     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           80           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.46         0.67         0.67         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 32                      SW 16        
DISPERSION            45                        40           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-261015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
515 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 /415 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-8)   51-56 (+1)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+20)  92-97 (+9)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 13 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G24     S 11 G21     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         0.96         0.66         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 33                      SW 14        
DISPERSION            49                        32           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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