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FNUS54 KMRX 251919
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EAST 
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY EARLY THURSDAY. NUMEROUS RAINSHOWERS AND A 
FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THE 
LOW.
  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-262030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
319 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+1)   58-63 (+4)   43-48        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+18) 59-64 (-4)   86-91        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7 G16                  E  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8 G17    W  6 G16     LGT/VAR      SE 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          0            50           
PRECIP DURATION       8            6                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.41         0.47         0.00         0.10         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     SE 13        
DISPERSION                         8                         23           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-262030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
319 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+1)   57-62 (+4)   41-46        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 62-67 (-2)   95-100       51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 11 G24                  SE  7 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 10 G21    SW  9 G23    LGT/VAR      SE 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          0            50           
PRECIP DURATION       8            6                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.45         0.47         0.00         0.22         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2400                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 37                     S 15         
DISPERSION                         4                         18           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-262030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
319 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+1)   59-64 (+4)   43-48        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+12) 58-63 (-6)   93-98        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 14 G38                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G31     W  8 G22     LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          0            60           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5                         3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.55         0.67         0.00         0.40         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2400                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 38                     S 10         
DISPERSION                         6                         10           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-262030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
319 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+1)   64-69 (+5)   48-53        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  50-55 (-12)  89-94        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 13 G32                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G22     W  6 G15     LGT/VAR      SE 10 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          30           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.82         0.72         0.05         0.55         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 32                     S 14         
DISPERSION                         10                        23           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-262030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
319 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-1)   65-70 (+7)   49-54        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  48-53 (-14)  88-93        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 11 G26                  SE  5 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G18    W  6 G16     LGT/VAR      SE  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          30           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.85         0.74         0.07         0.66         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 35                     SE 13        
DISPERSION                         5                         21           
MAX LVORI                          9                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-262030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
319 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (0)    61-66 (+4)   42-47        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+9)   58-63 (-4)   93-98        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G15                  E  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        W  5         LGT/VAR      SE  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          0            50           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.42         0.52         0.00         0.18         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     SE 13        
DISPERSION                         17                        28           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-262030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
319 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (0)    63-68 (+4)   44-49        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+9)   56-61 (-7)   89-94        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     NW  5        LGT/VAR      SE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          0            60           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5                         3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.54         0.60         0.00         0.28         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2400                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     SE 10        
DISPERSION                         15                        25           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-262030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
319 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2009 /219 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+1)   65-70 (+4)   49-54        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+8)   47-52 (-15)  83-88        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G25                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G15     W  5         LGT/VAR      SE  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           30           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.93         0.58         0.04         0.43         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     S 15         
DISPERSION                         17                        38           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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