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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
515 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EAST TENNESSEE 
RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING...BRINGING NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND 
POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION.  ANOTHER...STRONGER SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA FRIDAY 
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-271015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
515 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+6)   43-48 (-1)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (-5)   91-96 (-3)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     LGT/VAR      SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       5                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.65         0.00         0.03         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     SE  8        
DISPERSION            15                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-271015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+9)   42-47 (-1)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-10)  94-99 (-2)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 12 G23                  SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G23    LGT/VAR      SE  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            40           
PRECIP DURATION       6                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         0.00         0.11         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 31                     S  8         
DISPERSION            9                         10           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-271015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
515 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+9)   43-48 (-2)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-19)  91-96 (-5)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 16 G33                  SE  5 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G32     LGT/VAR      SE  7 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            50           
PRECIP DURATION       4                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         0.00         0.18         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30                     S 13         
DISPERSION            12                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 20 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-271015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+10)  47-52 (-2)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-24)  90-95 (-6)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 15 G29                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G26     LGT/VAR      SE  6 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           50           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.53         0.01         0.25         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      S 17         
DISPERSION            19                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-271015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+10)  47-52 (0)    64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-20)  94-99 (-1)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 14 G26                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G22    LGT/VAR      SE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           50           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         0.02         0.41         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 29                      S 16         
DISPERSION            17                        26           
MAX LVORI             5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-271015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
515 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+5)   44-49 (-2)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-7)   90-95 (-4)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      SE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       4                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            8 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.63         0.00         0.06         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     SE  8        
DISPERSION            24                        18           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-271015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
515 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+6)   46-51 (-3)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-12)  86-91 (-8)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G19    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            40           
PRECIP DURATION       4                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                      8 AM         
PRECIP END            7 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.48         0.00         0.09         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     S 14         
DISPERSION            23                        34           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-271015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
515 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 /415 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+11)  49-54 (-2)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-24)  83-88 (-14)  49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G18     LGT/VAR      SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           50           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.42         0.01         0.16         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     S 21         
DISPERSION            27                        53           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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