
769 
FNUS54 KMRX 191909
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE 
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...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. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-202015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
309 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+2)   58-63 (-3)   39-44        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+19)  59-64 (+17)  82-87        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 12 G22                 SW 12 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     W 10 G18     SW  5 G15    SW 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           50           50           
PRECIP DURATION       4            4            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.10         0.20         0.10         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     SW 24        
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-202015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
309 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+2)   56-61 (-3)   37-42        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+17)  57-62 (+12)  85-90        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G20                  W 13 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G23     W 11 G20     W  7 G18     W 15 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           90           60           50           
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.10         0.20         0.07         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     W 25         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-202015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
309 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+1)   54-59 (-5)   36-41        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+11)  56-61 (+3)   83-88        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 11 G24                 W 12 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G29     W 11 G22     SW  8 G17    W 14 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.05         0.16         0.06         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     W 26         
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-202015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
309 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (0)    57-62 (-4)   39-44        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+8)   54-59 (-3)   80-85        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G18                 W  9 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G23     W 10 G20     W  5         W 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.02         0.13         0.03         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      W 25         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    55 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 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 LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-202015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
309 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+1)   57-62 (-4)   39-44        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+7)   53-58 (-5)   80-85        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G17                  W 10 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G18     W 10 G20     LGT/VAR      W 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            4            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.02         0.15         0.03         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      W 25         
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               51 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 60. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID
70S. SOUTHWEST 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 IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
70S TO LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-202015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
309 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+2)   60-65 (-3)   39-44        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+17)  57-62 (+12)  83-88        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 12 G21                 W 11 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G16     W 10 G19     SW  5        W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           50           50           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.08         0.17         0.08         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     W 24         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-202015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
309 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-1)   59-64 (-4)   39-44        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+15)  48-53 (-3)   84-89        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 11 G21                 W 10 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G21     W 10 G20     SW  5        W 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           30           40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.05         0.10         0.06         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      W 25         
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.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. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-202015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
309 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009 /209 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (-1)   60-65 (-3)   40-45        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+5)   50-55 (-8)   82-87        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G18                  W  9 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G20     W 10 G20     W  6         W 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           20           30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.02         0.05         0.02         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      W 24         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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