
893 
FNUS54 KMRX 291922
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
322 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WITH A COLD FRONT 
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WILL OUT OF THE REGION TONIGHT. 
SKIES CLEAR TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE FROST IN THE VALLEYS AND FREEZING 
TEMPERATURES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP SKIES 
MOSTLY SUNNY MONDAY WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES.  
  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-302030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
322 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-16)  55-60 (+12)  36-41        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  27-32 (-34)  71-76        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5 G16                 SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G20     NW  5        LGT/VAR      SE  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            11 PM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     S 13         
DISPERSION                         43                        22           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-302030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
322 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-15)  55-60 (+12)  34-39        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   23-28 (-40)  74-79        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G21                 SE  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G22     NW  7 G17    LGT/VAR      SE 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            11 PM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 20                     S 14         
DISPERSION                         32                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-302030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
322 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-15)  57-62 (+14)  34-39        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-3)  18-23 (-34)  79-84        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G21     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 12 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            11 PM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 12                      S 17         
DISPERSION                         9                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-302030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
322 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-16)  61-66 (+16)  36-41        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   16-21 (-36)  81-86        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G20     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 13 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      S 22         
DISPERSION                         18                        18           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-302030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
322 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-18)  61-66 (+15)  34-39        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   15-20 (-34)  82-87        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      SE  7 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G23    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 13 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      S 22         
DISPERSION                         19                        15           
MAX LVORI                          5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-302030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
322 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-15)  58-63 (+12)  37-42        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  28-33 (-30)  74-79        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G19     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            11 PM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     S 12         
DISPERSION                         31                        22           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-302030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
322 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-13)  60-65 (+16)  39-44        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   25-30 (-33)  77-82        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G20     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET        NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                   2 PM         
PRECIP END            11 PM                                  CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      S 18         
DISPERSION                         19                        29           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-302030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
322 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2009 /222 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-9)   63-68 (+18)  40-45        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  20-25 (-34)  78-83        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  8                      S 23         
DISPERSION                         19                        32           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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