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

...UPDATED TO LOWER RAIN CHANCES SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AND LOWER SOME
RAINFALL AMOUNTS...

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS...WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON SUNDAY...BRINGING 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. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-200300-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
940 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+4)   60-65 (-9)   48-53        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+1)   50-55 (+25)  84-89        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 11 G19     SW 10 G20    SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          5 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.26         0.16         0.12         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 24                      SW 23        
DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID
50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-200300-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
940 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   58-63 (-10)  46-51        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-2)   50-55 (+24)  86-91        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G19                  W  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 12 G23     SW  9 G18    W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.18         0.23         0.09         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 25                      W 22         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-200300-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
940 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+7)   57-62 (-10)  45-50        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+2)   54-59 (+28)  86-91        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 12 G30                  SW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 16 G31     SW 11 G23    W  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.34         0.27         0.07         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 35                      SW 20        
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-200300-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
940 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+7)   60-65 (-9)   47-52        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+4)   58-63 (+35)  88-93        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 13 G29                  SW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 14 G29     S  9 G19     W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           90           70           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.41         0.27         0.07         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 36                      W 16         
DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 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 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-200300-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
940 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+7)   61-66 (-8)   47-52        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+1)   59-64 (+38)  90-95        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G24                  W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 11 G24     S  6 G15     W  9         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           90           70           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.38         0.30         0.06         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 32                      W 17         
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-200300-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
940 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+4)   62-67 (-9)   48-53        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+3)   54-59 (+29)  86-91        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 11 G23     SW  8 G16    W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.28         0.21         0.09         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 23                      W 22         
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER
50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-200300-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
940 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+5)   61-66 (-10)  49-54        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+8)   58-63 (+34)  87-92        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  9 G25                 SW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 15 G28     SW 10 G20    W  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.45         0.23         0.09         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 33                      W 20         
DISPERSION                         50 GEN GOOD               36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-200300-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
940 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2009 /840 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+6)   62-67 (-9)   49-54        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+11)  59-64 (+34)  87-92        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 13 G25                  W  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 13 G25     SW  8 G16    W  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          70           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.45         0.18         0.07         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 36                     W 18         
DISPERSION                         58 GEN GOOD               36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$








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