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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
956 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009


...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND GUSTY WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL AREAS...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. 
HOWEVER...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE 
RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST...AND ARRIVE OVER THE CENTRAL 
AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM MAY 
GENERATE A FEW SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLY EVEN A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO 
ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...THROUGH THE 
EVENING HOURS. BETTER WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THURSDAY WITH SOME 
SUNSHINE AND A WARMING TREND...WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. 
HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AHEAD OF YET ANOTHER 
FRONTAL SYSTEM. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-091500-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
956 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+18)  35-40 (+11)  59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-25)  87-92 (+3)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G20                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G20    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          5 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.17         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7000                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 12         
DISPERSION            105                       33           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-091500-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
956 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+19)  34-39 (+13)  59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-25)  87-92 (+5)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G21                  W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G23     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          5 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.17         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7000                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      W 17         
DISPERSION            98                        39           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-091500-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
956 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+22)  34-39 (+13)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-19)  81-86 (0)    24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G24                  W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G26     SW  6        SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM                     
PRECIP END                         6 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7000                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      W 16         
DISPERSION            87                        29           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-091500-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
956 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+22)  35-40 (+10)  66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-20)  85-90 (+4)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G23    LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      W 12         
DISPERSION            90                        34           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-091500-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
956 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+21)  34-39 (+10)  66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-16)  86-91 (+4)   23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G21     LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      W 16         
DISPERSION            87                        44           
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-091500-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
956 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+19)  35-40 (+10)  62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-22)  87-92 (+13)  32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G22    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          5 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.09         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7000                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      W 12         
DISPERSION            121                       39           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-091500-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
956 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+21)  36-41 (+9)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-23)  81-86 (+7)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G20    SW  5        S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6900                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 10         
DISPERSION            118                       36           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-091500-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
956 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009 /856 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+21)  37-42 (+9)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-19)  87-92 (+11)  29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 10         
DISPERSION            111                       40           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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