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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
610 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING DRY AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS. A LOW 
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON 
SUNDAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER 
TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE REGION 
FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-180745-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
610 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+5)   37-42 (+3)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-7)   87-92 (-2)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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)    5000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      W 10         
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-180745-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
610 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+3)   36-41 (+2)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-5)   86-91 (-3)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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)    5100                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     W 10         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-180745-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
610 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+4)   37-42 (+2)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-3)   82-87 (-5)   20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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)    5100                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  8                     SW  9        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-180745-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
610 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+4)   39-44 (+2)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-3)   79-84 (-7)   19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  8                      S  9         
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               19 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-180745-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
610 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (0)    38-43 (+2)   71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-2)   79-84 (-8)   17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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)    5100                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  8                      S  9         
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               18 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-180745-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
610 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+3)   38-43 (+2)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-7)   87-92 (-2)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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)    5000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      W  9         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-180745-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
610 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+5)   40-45 (+2)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-8)   84-89 (-2)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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)    5000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  8                     SW  9        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   26 FAIR   

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-180745-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
610 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009 /510 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+4)   41-46 (+2)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-9)   80-85 (-5)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  9                     S 13         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$





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