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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
321 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
TODAY PRODUCING DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS.  AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY 
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH 
SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
 
ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS 
WEEKEND PRODUCING DRY CONDITIONS AND MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-100830-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
321 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+9)   45-50 (+11)  65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-12)  81-86 (+1)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 11 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 13 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       3 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.31         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      SW 30        
DISPERSION            23                        39           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-100830-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
321 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+7)   42-47 (+9)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-6)   84-89 (+1)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      S 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5 G16    S 13 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       3 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.37         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      SW 26        
DISPERSION            27                        23           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-100830-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
321 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+5)   44-49 (+10)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-5)   82-87 (+5)   58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      S 13 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6 G15    S  9 G26     SW 15 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       3 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.60         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      SW 32        
DISPERSION            21                        30           

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 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. EAST 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 AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 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. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-100830-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
321 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+5)   45-50 (+11)  68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-1)   84-89 (+2)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 13 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G17    S 11 G25     SW 14 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       3 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.69         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      SW 35        
DISPERSION            20                        58           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY 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. 

$$

NCZ060-061-100830-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
321 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+7)   45-50 (+12)  67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-4)   88-93 (+2)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        S  8 G19     SW 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       3 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.67         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      SW 32        
DISPERSION            27                        50           
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY 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>040-042-044-046-070-100830-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
321 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+8)   44-49 (+9)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-4)   89-94 (+7)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       3 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.40         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      SW 28        
DISPERSION            23                        54           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH 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...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 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. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-100830-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
321 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+8)   49-54 (+13)  67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (0)    76-81 (-3)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 11 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         S  6 G17     SW 13 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.52         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      SW 33        
DISPERSION            20                        73           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH
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 TO
LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. 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. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-100830-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
321 AM EDT THU APR 9 2009 /221 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+5)   50-55 (+12)  69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+4)   80-85 (+1)   54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  9 G20     SW 13 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.56         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     SW 36        
DISPERSION            22                        88           

REMARKS...NONE.

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