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FNUS54 KMRX 060923
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
523 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH SCATTERED 
SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. 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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-071030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
523 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-27)  25-30 (-15)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+30)  85-90 (-3)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G20                  W 12 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G20     W 12 G21     W 12 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           90           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.15         0.07         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      W 28         
DISPERSION            21                        73           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 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 LOWER 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...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-071030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
523 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-23)  24-29 (-19)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+28)  85-90 (+4)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G25                  W 14 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G25     NW 15 G28    W 15 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           90           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.20         0.04         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 31                      W 31         
DISPERSION            10                        64           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-071030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
523 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-23)  24-29 (-18)  35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+31)  89-94 (+7)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G24                  W 13 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G26     NW 13 G26    W 15 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.21         0.06         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      W 28         
DISPERSION            11                        50           

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 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 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 LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-071030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
523 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-25)  26-31 (-16)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+16)  89-94 (+9)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G20                  W 11 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G22     NW 12 G21    NW 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.13         0.03         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      NW 25        
DISPERSION            22                        68           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 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 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-071030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
523 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-26)  25-30 (-16)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+21)  89-94 (+6)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G20                  NW 12 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G21     NW 13 G22    NW 14 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.11         0.04         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 29                      NW 29        
DISPERSION            20                        72           
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 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 50S TO UPPER 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...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-071030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
523 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-27)  27-32 (-15)  36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+27)  85-90 (+3)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G20                  W 12 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G21     W 12 G21     W 14 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           90           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.19         0.07         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      W 26         
DISPERSION            35                        86           

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 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST 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. 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 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-071030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
523 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-29)  27-32 (-13)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+20)  85-90 (+2)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G21                  W 11 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G21     W 11 G19     W 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.15         0.06         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      W 26         
DISPERSION            39                        88           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 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...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-071030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
523 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009 /423 AM CDT MON APR 6 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-27)  28-33 (-14)  41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+8)   86-91 (+8)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G21                  W 12 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G20     W 12 G22     NW 13 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.09         0.02         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      NW 26        
DISPERSION            43                        91           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF
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...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$








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