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FNUS54 KMRX 100913
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
513 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY PRODUCING 
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS.  SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME 
STRONG...POSSIBLY SEVERE...DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THIS 
WEEKEND FOR DRY CONDITIONS AND MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-111015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
513 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+3)   43-48 (-1)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+16)  81-86 (0)    45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G20                  N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G22    SW  9 G22    N  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 AM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.39         0.01         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     N 18         
DISPERSION            69                        35           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-111015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
513 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+3)   42-47 (+1)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+19)  86-91 (-2)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G20                  NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G23    SW  9 G21    NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           20           
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.32         0.41         0.01         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            44                        27           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-111015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
513 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+2)   41-46 (-4)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+24)  83-88 (0)    42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 13 G26                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 16 G30    W  9 G22     NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           20           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.55         0.51         0.01         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 33                     NW 15        
DISPERSION            38                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-111015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
513 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-3)   45-50 (-1)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+29)  80-85 (-7)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G25    W  9 G18     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.68         0.38         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 35                     N 14         
DISPERSION            53                        26           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-111015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
513 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-5)   45-50 (-1)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+34)  79-84 (-12)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G15                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G19    W 12 G24     N  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            5                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.69         0.52         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 31                     N 17         
DISPERSION            43                        31           
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-111015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
513 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+2)   45-50 (+2)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+21)  82-87 (-5)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G20                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G24    SW  8 G17    N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            5                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.39         0.40         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     N 15         
DISPERSION            77                        39           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-111015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
513 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-1)   45-50 (-3)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+27)  80-85 (+2)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G22                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 14 G25    W  7 G17     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.55         0.25         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 37                     N 14         
DISPERSION            91                        37           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-111015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
513 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 /413 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-3)   47-52 (-2)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+30)  77-82 (-9)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G21                  NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 15 G29    W  8 G20     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.64         0.12         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 38                     N 14         
DISPERSION            83                        36           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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