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FNUS54 KMRX 031855
FWFMRX

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

...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING CLEARING SKIES AND TRANQUIL 
CONDITIONS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY MOVE TOWARDS THE 
REGION ON SUNDAY...BRINGING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS 
BY SUNDAY NIGHT. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-041945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-11)  63-68 (+14)  39-44        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-6)   30-35 (-33)  76-81        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G19     W  7 G15     LGT/VAR      S 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     SW 14        
DISPERSION                         16                        37           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-041945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-13)  61-66 (+12)  38-43        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-1)   31-36 (-33)  80-85        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G27    NW  8 G19    LGT/VAR      S 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     S 14         
DISPERSION                         8                         28           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-041945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-10)  62-67 (+11)  39-44        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+1)   33-38 (-24)  88-93        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G22    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 12 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     S 15         
DISPERSION                         6                         26           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. MUCH 
COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
WARMER. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS 
IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-041945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-11)  65-70 (+10)  43-48        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-2)   32-37 (-20)  87-92        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      S 17         
DISPERSION                         12                        44           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-041945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-12)  65-70 (+10)  41-46        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-5)   33-38 (-19)  84-89        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G18    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     S 16         
DISPERSION                         13                        37           
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-041945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
300 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-13)  65-70 (+13)  40-45        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+2)   31-36 (-29)  82-87        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G17     W  5         LGT/VAR      S  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     S 14         
DISPERSION                         18                        43           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-041945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
300 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-13)  66-71 (+11)  43-48        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+3)   31-36 (-21)  82-87        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  7                     S 18         
DISPERSION                         14                        57           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-041945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
300 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2009 /200 PM CDT FRI APR 3 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-10)  68-73 (+10)  45-50        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+4)   29-34 (-18)  89-94        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 2 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  7                      S 21         
DISPERSION                         13                        68           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN 
THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW 
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$





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