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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
245 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

...BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
THIS EVENING...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW 
STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE 
REGION ON MONDAY...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS 
MOST OF THE AREA BY MONDAY NIGHT. SOME ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE 
ALSO EXPECTED AREAWIDE BY SUNRISE ON TUESDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN BY 
SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-061945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
245 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+7)   41-46 (-27)  24-29        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+10)  64-69 (+28)  83-88        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 12 G22                  W 13 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G25     W 11 G19     W 12 G20     W 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           90           70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.14         0.15         0.07         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      NW 28        
DISPERSION                         42                        55           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-061945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+9)   44-49 (-23)  23-28        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+1)   58-63 (+25)  82-87        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 15 G27                  NW 15 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G25     W 14 G26     W 15 G28     W 17 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           90           70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.10         0.20         0.04         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 32                      NW 30        
DISPERSION                         29                        42           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 10 
TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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 UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO 
MID 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-061945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
245 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-5)   43-48 (-23)  23-28        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+19)  53-58 (+28)  78-83        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 12 G23                  NW 13 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 15 G30    W 13 G25     NW 13 G26    NW 15 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.10         0.21         0.06         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      NW 25        
DISPERSION                         22                        32           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 
28. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 
IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO 
UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO 
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-061945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-2)   43-48 (-25)  25-30        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+5)   53-58 (+14)  78-83        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G19                  NW 12 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 14 G26    W 12 G22     NW 12 G21    NW 13 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.08         0.13         0.03         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      NW 24        
DISPERSION                         37                        49           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-061945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+2)   42-47 (-26)  24-29        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (0)    56-61 (+17)  78-83        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G19                  NW 12 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    W 12 G22     NW 13 G22    NW 13 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.07         0.11         0.04         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 28                     NW 26        
DISPERSION                         37                        51           
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-061945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
245 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+6)   43-48 (-27)  26-31        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-1)   59-64 (+24)  81-86        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 13 G22                  NW 12 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G23    W 12 G21     W 12 G21     W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           90           70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.13         0.19         0.07         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      W 25         
DISPERSION                         57                        65           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-061945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
245 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (0)    41-46 (-29)  26-31        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+5)   55-60 (+15)  79-84        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G19                  NW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 14 G24    W 12 G20     W 11 G20     W 12 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.12         0.15         0.06         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      NW 24        
DISPERSION                         58                        67           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S 
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-061945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
245 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009 /145 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2009/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+2)   43-48 (-27)  27-32        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-8)   49-54 (+5)   78-83        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G20                  NW 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G23    W 13 G21     NW 11 G20    W 12 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.25         0.07         0.09         0.02         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 28                     NW 25        
DISPERSION                         63                        71           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW 
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S 
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO 
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$





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