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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON SUNDAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS. UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE 
REGION FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS 
CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TRANQUIL CONDITIONS AND A RAPID 
WARMING TREND WILL THEN DEVELOP BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-190800-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-2)   45-50 (+5)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+2)   76-81 (+1)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.33         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      S 23         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-190800-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-1)   44-49 (+7)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+4)   79-84 (-2)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  5 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.07         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      SW 23        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-190800-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+1)   45-50 (+8)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+3)   81-86 (+3)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 14 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.17         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      SW 30        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-190800-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-1)   47-52 (+8)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+5)   81-86 (+5)   61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW  5        S 14 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.26         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  9                      S 32         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-190800-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-2)   46-51 (+8)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+8)   80-85 (+1)   58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  8 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      S 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.21         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  8                      SW 30        
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-190800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
600 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-1)   46-51 (+5)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (+2)   77-82 (+1)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.23         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      S 23         
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-190800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
600 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-1)   48-53 (+6)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (0)    82-87 (+10)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      S 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.43         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     S 29         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-190800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
600 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009 /500 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-1)   50-55 (+7)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+2)   83-88 (+11)  61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SW  5        S 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.54         
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      S 32         
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$





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