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FNUS54 KMRX 190713
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS 
AND LARGE HAIL. UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE REGION 
FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUING 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TRANQUIL CONDITIONS AND A RAPID WARMING TREND 
WILL THEN DEVELOP BY THE END OF THE WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-200800-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-6)   48-53 (+2)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+14)  84-89 (+21)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 12 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  9 G19     W 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.17         0.12         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      W 22         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-200800-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-6)   48-53 (+3)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+15)  82-87 (+16)  51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G23     S 11 G23     W 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.23         0.09         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      W 18         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-200800-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-5)   47-52 (+1)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+23)  83-88 (+10)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G15                  SW 11 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G27     S 14 G29     W 11 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.27         0.07         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      W 20         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-200800-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-5)   49-54 (+1)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+31)  83-88 (+3)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G20                  SW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G23     S 12 G23     W 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           50           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.41         0.27         0.07         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      W 17         
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-200800-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-5)   48-53 (+1)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+32)  83-88 (+1)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G19                  W  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G21     S  9 G18     W 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           50           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.38         0.30         0.06         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 21                      W 18         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S 
TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. 
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 UPPER 
60S TO MID 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 UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-200800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
600 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-6)   50-55 (+3)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+15)  82-87 (+15)  49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 12 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7 G16     W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.21         0.09         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      W 21         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...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. COLDER. LOWS IN 
THE 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. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-200800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
600 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-5)   49-54 (0)    61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+22)  83-88 (+11)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 11 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G21     S 11 G21     W 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.45         0.23         0.09         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      W 21         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-200800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
600 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2009 /500 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-6)   50-55 (-1)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+28)  81-86 (+2)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G21                  W 10 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G23     S 11 G20     W 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           50           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.45         0.18         0.07         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 25                      W 18         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$





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