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FNUS54 KMRX 021854
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
254 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
FRIDAY FOR THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF 
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS EVENING 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. BREEZY TO WINDY 
CONDITIONS AREA EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY AS THE COLD FRONT 
EXITS THE AREA.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO 
SATURDAY...BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-032000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
254 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+6)   55-60 (-11)  36-41        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-11)  46-51 (-3)   72-77        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 15 G26                 NW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G21    W 14 G25     NW  9 G21    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.47         0.06         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 30                      NW 15        
DISPERSION                         36                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. MUCH
COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-032000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+2)   53-58 (-13)  35-40        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-13)  46-51 (-5)   72-77        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 16 G30                  NW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 15 G28    W 16 G30     NW 14 G27    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.34         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 32                      NW 15        
DISPERSION                         22                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-032000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
254 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-3)   54-59 (-11)  35-40        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-4)   47-52 (-7)   72-77        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 17 G37                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 14 G33    W 12 G27     NW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.32         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      NW  9        
DISPERSION                         19                        5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-032000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-3)   56-61 (-10)  37-42        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-10)  48-53 (-9)   72-77        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 13 G28                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G29    W  9 G20     NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      N  9         
DISPERSION                         31                        11           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-032000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-2)   56-61 (-9)   36-41        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-12)  48-53 (-10)  70-75        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 12 G24                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G26    W 10 G18     NW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      N 10         
DISPERSION                         30                        11           
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-032000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
254 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+4)   57-62 (-11)  37-42        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-13)  45-50 (-3)   70-75        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 16 G28                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 10 G20    W 14 G24     W  7 G17     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 31                      NW  9        
DISPERSION                         52                        15           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-032000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
254 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+4)   57-62 (-11)  37-42        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-11)  47-52 (-6)   70-75        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 14 G28                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8 G17    W 11 G22     W  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.31         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      N  7         
DISPERSION                         52                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-032000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
254 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 /154 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+2)   58-63 (-10)  38-43        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-10)  47-52 (-12)  75-80        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 13 G24                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G28    W  9 G20     NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.46         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      N  7         
DISPERSION                         53                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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