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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 MON APR 20 2009

...BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER 
VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. TRANQUIL 
CONDITIONS AND A RAPID WARMING TREND WILL THEN DEVELOP BY THE END OF 
THE WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-210800-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+3)   39-44 (-11)  53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-1)   85-90 (-5)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G21                 SW 10 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G21     SW  7 G15    W 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           50           
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.03         0.12         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      7900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     SW 25        
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   129 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-210800-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+3)   39-44 (-10)  52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-5)   84-89 (-7)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G20                  W 13 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G20     W  8 G19     W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.02         0.09         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      8000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 28         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   129 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-210800-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+5)   40-45 (-8)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-20)  78-83 (-18)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 11 G21                 W 13 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    SW  9 G21    W 16 G28     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.02         0.07         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 29         
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   128 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-210800-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (0)    41-46 (-9)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-18)  81-86 (-12)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G15                 W 11 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    SW  6        W 15 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.04         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W 28         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               147 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 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. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO 
LOWER 80S. SOUTH 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. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-210800-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (0)    39-44 (-10)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-16)  85-90 (-10)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G15                  W 11 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     W  5         W 16 G28     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.04         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W 29         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               150 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-210800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
600 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+5)   41-46 (-10)  57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-8)   85-90 (-6)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 11 G20                 W 10 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G19     SW  6        W 12 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.02         0.10         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      8000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      W 26         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   146 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
TO UPPER 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 IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. 
LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO 
LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO 
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-210800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
600 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+7)   42-47 (-8)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-21)  82-87 (-14)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G19                 W 10 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G19     SW  6        W 14 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.02         0.07         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      8000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 26         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   153 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-210800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
600 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009 /500 AM CDT MON APR 20 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+3)   42-47 (-10)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-21)  80-85 (-14)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G15                  W  9 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G15     W  7 G15     W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.02         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      W 28         
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   163 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$





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