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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1031 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...NOTICE...UPDATED FORECAST...NOTICE

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... 
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY BY TONIGHT. SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY AS A 
WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE AREA FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT 
THIS EVENING. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN IS 
EXPECTED SUNDAY.   
  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-291545-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1031 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+4)   40-45 (-7)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-6)   95-100 (0)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G15                 SW 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G19    SE 10 G19    SW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           30           
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.45         0.50         0.05         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      SW 31        
DISPERSION            23                        49           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-291545-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1031 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+4)   40-45 (-8)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-7)   95-100 (+2)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G20                 W 10 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G23    S 13 G27     W 14 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           30           
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.73         0.61         0.03         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      W 28         
DISPERSION            16                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-291545-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1031 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+3)   40-45 (-8)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-1)   95-100 (+1)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G27                  W 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 16 G32     S 19 G40     W 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.12         0.17         0.03         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 21                      SW 23        
DISPERSION            19                        11           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO
15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-291545-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1031 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+4)   42-47 (-8)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (-3)   84-89 (-12)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G24                 SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G27     S 17 G32     W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.32         0.13         0.03         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 26                      W 22         
DISPERSION            44                        22           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-291545-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1031 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+5)   44-49 (-7)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (-5)   82-87 (-14)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G22                 SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G24    S 14 G27     W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.74         0.12         0.03         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      W 23         
DISPERSION            36                        12           
MAX LVORI             5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-291545-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1031 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+3)   42-47 (-7)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-6)   94-99 (-2)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G16                 W 10 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8 G17    SE  8 G18    W 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.64         0.41         0.03         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      W 30         
DISPERSION            30                        67           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-291545-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1031 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+2)   41-46 (-9)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-2)   87-92 (-8)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G17                 SW 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G20    S 13 G26     W 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           30           
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.70         0.18         0.04         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 21                      W 28         
DISPERSION            48                        65           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-291545-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1031 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 /931 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+2)   41-46 (-10)  49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+3)   78-83 (-17)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G20                 SW  9 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G24     SW 14 G25    W 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           10           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.75         0.13         0.01         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 29                      W 25         
DISPERSION            70                        48           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$








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