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FNUS54 KMRX 311927
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST TONIGHT.  A STRONGER 
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
EARLY FRIDAY.  
   


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-012015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
327 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+9)   59-64 (-2)   41-46        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+9)   39-44 (+7)   73-78        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G20     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS       SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                2 PM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.35         0.06         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      SE 17        
DISPERSION                         13                        26           

REMARKS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-012015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
327 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+8)   57-62 (-1)   38-43        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  44-49 (+7)   79-84        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G22    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 11 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                2 PM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         0.10         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      SE 18        
DISPERSION                         6                         18           

REMARKS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-012015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
327 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+7)   57-62 (+1)   40-45        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (+13)  38-43 (0)    83-88        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G26     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 13 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       7            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                2 PM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.49         0.04         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      S 20         
DISPERSION                         4                         17           

REMARKS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-012015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
327 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+9)   60-65 (+1)   41-46        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-2)   36-41 (-3)   88-93        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G24    NE  5        LGT/VAR      S 10 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            40           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                2 PM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                     CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.52         0.01         0.00         0.02         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     S 23         
DISPERSION                         8                         35           

REMARKS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-012015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
327 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+10)  60-65 (+1)   41-46        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-6)   37-42 (-1)   91-96        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G19    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           20           40           
PRECIP DURATION       7            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.55         0.02         0.01         0.04         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      SE 22        
DISPERSION                         8                         31           
MAX LVORI                          5                         4            

REMARKS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS
IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-012015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
327 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+9)   60-65 (-1)   38-43        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+1)   40-45 (+1)   84-89        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       7            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                2 PM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.42         0.06         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      SE 17        
DISPERSION                         17                        35           

REMARKS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-012015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
327 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   60-65 (+1)   41-46        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+5)   37-42 (-6)   84-89        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                2 PM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                     CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.50         0.01         0.00         0.02         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 10                      S 18         
DISPERSION                         15                        40           

REMARKS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-012015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
327 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009 /227 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+5)   63-68 (+5)   44-49        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (0)    30-35 (-17)  85-90        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 11 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION       8                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                   2 PM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.51         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     S 24         
DISPERSION                         15                        54           

REMARKS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 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. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$










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