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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
319 PM EDT WED APR 1 2009

...BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION BY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY 
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AN OUTBREAK 
OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. HIGH PRESSURE 
WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY... 
BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-022030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
319 PM EDT WED APR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-4)   66-71 (+5)   46-51        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-9)   40-45 (-1)   80-85        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  9 G21                 SW 14 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 15 G27    SE 11 G23    W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.37         0.07         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 24                      W 31         
DISPERSION                         53                        40           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-022030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
319 PM EDT WED APR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-4)   66-71 (+6)   45-50        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-10)  40-45 (-8)   80-85        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 11 G23                 W 14 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 16 G29    SE 13 G27    W 17 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.42         0.04         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 29                     W 30         
DISPERSION                         43                        23           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-022030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
319 PM EDT WED APR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (0)    65-70 (+4)   45-50        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-13)  43-48 (+2)   82-87        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 12 G24                 W 14 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 15 G27    SE 11 G26    W 12 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.51         0.03         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 24                     W 28         
DISPERSION                         33                        18           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-022030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
319 PM EDT WED APR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+2)   66-71 (+1)   46-51        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-9)   46-51 (+10)  82-87        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 13 G27                 W 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 14 G27    SE 10 G24    W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.53         0.01         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 28                     W 23         
DISPERSION                         56                        30           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS
IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5
TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S
TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

NCZ060-061-022030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
319 PM EDT WED APR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-2)   65-70 (0)    46-51        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-12)  48-53 (+6)   82-87        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 13 G26                 W 11 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 13 G27    SE 10 G22    W 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           40           90           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.04         0.52         0.01         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 25                     W 26         
DISPERSION                         50                        29           
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15
MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS NEAR 60.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-022030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
319 PM EDT WED APR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-4)   68-73 (+4)   47-52        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-8)   40-45 (-1)   80-85        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  9 G21                 W 14 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 14 G26    SE  8 G20    W 15 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.43         0.03         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 24                     W 29         
DISPERSION                         64                        51           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS 10 MPH OR LESS.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-022030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
319 PM EDT WED APR 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (0)    68-73 (+3)   47-52        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-6)   43-48 (+10)  80-85        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  7 G19                 W 12 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 13 G24     SE  8 G21    W 10 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.53         0.01         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 24                      W 26         
DISPERSION                         67                        51           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-022030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
319 PM EDT WED APR 1 2009 /219 PM CDT WED APR 1 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+4)   68-73 (0)    47-52        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-8)   46-51 (+17)  80-85        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 10 G23                 W 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 13 G23    SE  9 G21    W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.58         0.01         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 25                      W 25         
DISPERSION                         72                        52           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$





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