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FNUS54 KMRX 081912
FWFMRX

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

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL SWING ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND 
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE THIS EVENING.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL OUR 
WEATHER ON THURSDAY...THEN A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FOR  
FRIDAY.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-092015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
312 PM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+9)   61-66 (+9)   45-50        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+4)   26-31 (-13)  80-85        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 11 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            30           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                      2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            3 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.01         0.21         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     SW 31        
DISPERSION                         34                        45           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-092015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
312 PM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+11)  59-64 (+7)   42-47        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+5)   28-33 (-6)   82-87        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6                      SW  8 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  6         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                      2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            3 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.00         0.01         0.22         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      SW 22        
DISPERSION                         31                        19           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-092015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
312 PM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+12)  60-65 (+5)   44-49        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-1)   26-31 (-5)   78-83        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      SW 12 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G21     W  8         S  7 G21     SW 11 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.50         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     SW 28        
DISPERSION                         25                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-092015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
312 PM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+9)   66-71 (+5)   46-51        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+4)   25-30 (-1)   82-87        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 10 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7        S  7 G17     S 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.60         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     SW 28        
DISPERSION                         30                        28           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-092015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
312 PM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+9)   67-72 (+7)   45-50        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+6)   23-28 (-4)   85-90        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        S  6         S 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.67         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     SW 26        
DISPERSION                         29                        24           
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-092015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
312 PM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+8)   63-68 (+7)   45-50        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+12)  27-32 (-3)   90-95        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                      2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            3 AM                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.01         0.29         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     SW 28        
DISPERSION                         36                        50           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-092015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
312 PM EDT WED APR 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+8)   65-70 (+6)   50-55        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+8)   26-31 (+1)   75-80        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 12 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         SW  6        SE  5 G15    SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         0.43         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     SW 29        
DISPERSION                         34                        51           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-092015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
312 PM EDT WED APR 8 2009 /212 PM CDT WED APR 8 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+8)   68-73 (+5)   51-56        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+6)   28-33 (+5)   79-84        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6 G17     S  7 G15     S  6 G17     S 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.10         0.46         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 14                      SW 29        
DISPERSION                         43                        49           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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