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FNUS54 KMRX 261923
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW 
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TAKE SHAPE FRIDAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY ON SATURDAY. 
  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-272030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
323 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-3)   64-69 (+8)   50-55        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  47-52 (-20)  95-100       62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  6         SE  9 G17    SE  6 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.08         0.98         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      7800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 15                      SW 18        
DISPERSION                         29                        95           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. WARMER. 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. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-272030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-3)   61-66 (+6)   48-53        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  50-55 (-18)  95-100       64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        SE 11 G20    S  9 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.29         0.10         1.26         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      7900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      SW 21        
DISPERSION                         24                        94           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. WARMER. 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. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-272030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
323 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-4)   60-65 (+1)   49-54        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  50-55 (-8)   95-100       67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  6         S 11 G24     S 13 G30     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           60           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.40         0.09         1.63         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      8200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 22                      SW 30        
DISPERSION                         27                        130          

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-272030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-4)   63-68 (+1)   51-56        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   47-52 (-9)   95-100       68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         S  9 G20     S 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.50         0.08         2.06         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      8300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 26                      SW 30        
DISPERSION                         50                        161          

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-272030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-2)   63-68 (+2)   51-56        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+2)  47-52 (-10)  95-100       63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         SE  6 G15    S 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           70           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.81         0.09         2.64         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      8300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 23                      SW 30        
DISPERSION                         41                        156          
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS NEAR 30. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-272030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
323 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-4)   64-69 (+4)   50-55        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+2)  50-55 (-13)  95-100       65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  5         SE  6 G16    SE  8 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.19         0.08         1.18         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      7900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 16                      SW 20        
DISPERSION                         38                        112          

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. WARMER. 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. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-272030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
323 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-5)   63-68 (+1)   51-56        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-2)   52-57 (-6)   95-100       69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  5         S  7 G16     S  8 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           40           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.23         0.08         1.27         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      8000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 22                      SW 21        
DISPERSION                         56                        125          

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. 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. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-272030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
323 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 /223 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-4)   65-70 (+1)   53-58        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-9)   49-54 (-6)   95-100       60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  6 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        S  9 G19     S 10 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.32         0.08         1.29         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      8300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 28                      SW 26        
DISPERSION                         73                        161          

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. 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. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$








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