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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
500 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TODAY...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. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-051000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
500 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+10)  38-43 (+6)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-28)  81-86 (-3)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     S  5 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      S 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     SW 17        
DISPERSION            30                        26           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-051000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
500 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+10)  35-40 (+4)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-28)  92-97 (+6)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6 G15    LGT/VAR      S 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     SW 13        
DISPERSION            23                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-051000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
500 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+11)  33-38 (+4)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-23)  95-100 (+7)  39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 13 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     SW 17        
DISPERSION            8                         15           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-051000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
500 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+12)  37-42 (+6)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-21)  95-100 (+11) 40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  8                      S 21         
DISPERSION            12                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-051000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
500 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+12)  34-39 (+5)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-22)  95-100 (+12) 38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     SW 18        
DISPERSION            14                        24           
MAX LVORI             6                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-051000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
500 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+10)  37-42 (+4)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-25)  91-96 (+3)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     SW 14        
DISPERSION            23                        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 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
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. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-051000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
500 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+9)   39-44 (+6)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-18)  95-100 (+5)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  7 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 12 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  6                      SW 21        
DISPERSION            13                        45           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO UPPER 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-051000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
500 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2009 /400 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+10)  41-46 (+7)   71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-17)  95-100 (+10) 40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 13 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  6                      SW 22        
DISPERSION            12                        50           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$








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