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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
510 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION EARLY TODAY...BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE AREA TODAY. 
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY 
TODAY...AS A COLD FRONT EXITS THE AREA.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN 
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND SEASONAL 
TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-041015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
510 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-15)  36-41 (-11)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+9)   78-83 (-5)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 15 G31                 NW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G32     NW  9 G23    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 36                      NW 18        
DISPERSION            42                        20           

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. COLDER. 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. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-041015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
510 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-15)  35-40 (-12)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+4)   78-83 (-5)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 16 G33                  NW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 16 G32     NW 14 G30    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 38                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            24                        11           

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 TO LOWER 70S. 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. 

$$

TNZ072-074-041015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
510 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-10)  35-40 (-11)  63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-7)   79-84 (-3)   21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 17 G30                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G29     NW  9 G23    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 30                      NW 10        
DISPERSION            20                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 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. MUCH
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. 

$$

TNZ087-102-041015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
510 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-7)   37-42 (-11)  66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-14)  84-89 (+4)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G24                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G21     NW  6 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      N 10         
DISPERSION            32                        13           

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. 

$$

NCZ060-061-041015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
510 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-4)   36-41 (-12)  66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-18)  86-91 (+2)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G24                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G23     NW  8 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 30                      NW 13        
DISPERSION            33                        14           
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
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>040-042-044-046-070-041015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
510 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-14)  37-42 (-12)  65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+5)   80-85 (0)    30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 16 G28                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G27     W  7 G20     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 33                      NW 12        
DISPERSION            56                        19           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 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>069-071-073-086-041015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
510 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-12)  37-42 (-11)  66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-4)   85-90 (+7)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 14 G25                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G24     W  5 G16     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 30                      NW  7        
DISPERSION            56                        14           

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>101-041015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
510 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 /410 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-10)  38-43 (-11)  68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-12)  84-89 (+3)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G24                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G19     NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      N  7         
DISPERSION            53                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS AROUND 70. 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...MOSTLY 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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