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FNUS54 KMRX 310840
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
440 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO A WEAK COLD FRONT TONIGHT...
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING TODAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE
SOUTHEAST STATES THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
  

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-010945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
440 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+5)   44-49 (+10)  56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+7)   85-90 (+10)  53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G24     S 10 G21     W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           90           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.32         0.03         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 21                      SW 12        
DISPERSION            34                        27           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-010945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
440 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+3)   43-48 (+10)  55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+11)  88-93 (+14)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G26    SE 12 G26    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           90           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.34         0.04         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      SW 13        
DISPERSION            24                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS NEAR 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-010945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
440 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-2)   43-48 (+8)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+15)  94-99 (+22)  53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G23     SE  9 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           90           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.55         0.01         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      W  8         
DISPERSION            22                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS NEAR 40.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-010945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
440 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-4)   45-50 (+9)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+17)  95-100 (+17) 49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 10 G24                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G25    SE  8 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           100          20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.61         0.01         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 25                      NW  6        
DISPERSION            42                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-010945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
440 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-4)   46-51 (+11)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (+17)  95-100 (+14) 48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 10 G24                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 10 G25    E  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           100          30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.65         0.01         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      W  7         
DISPERSION            34                        10           
MAX LVORI             4                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-010945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
440 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+3)   44-49 (+10)  58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+10)  87-92 (+10)  55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G24    SE  8 G21    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           90           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.39         0.02         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 18                      W  8         
DISPERSION            39                        19           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-010945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
440 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-2)   44-49 (+7)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+15)  89-94 (+17)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G23     SE  6 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           100          20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.48         0.01         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      NW  8        
DISPERSION            52                        16           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-010945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
440 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009 /340 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-6)   46-51 (+6)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+22)  88-93 (+11)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G24     S  6 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            8                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.56         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      N  9         
DISPERSION            66                        20           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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