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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
243 PM EDT MON APR 20 2009

.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. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-211945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
243 PM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-10)  52-57 (-7)   34-39        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-9)   43-48 (-13)  81-86        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G21                 W 12 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G17    W 12 G22     W  8 G15     W 13 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.10         0.05         0.04         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     W 31         
DISPERSION                         106 VERY GOOD             134 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-211945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-9)   51-56 (-7)   32-37        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-13)  42-47 (-15)  79-84        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G21                  W 14 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G19     W 13 G22     W  9 G17     W 15 G28     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.07         0.05         0.02         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7000                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      W 33         
DISPERSION                         89 GOOD                   121 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-211945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
243 PM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-8)   52-57 (-5)   30-35        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-20)  36-41 (-18)  82-87        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 12 G21                  W 11 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    W 11 G20     W  9 G19     W 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.03         0.03         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      W 25         
DISPERSION                         83 GOOD                   83 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-211945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-8)   57-62 (-2)   33-38        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-11)  35-40 (-17)  81-86        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G20                  W  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 10 G21     NW  7 G16    W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      W 20         
DISPERSION                         98 GOOD                   85 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
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...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-211945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-8)   57-62 (-2)   33-38        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-15)  35-40 (-16)  78-83        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G23                  W  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 12 G23     NW  7 G15    W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      NW 23        
DISPERSION                         105 VERY GOOD             95 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-211945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
243 PM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-10)  55-60 (-6)   34-39        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-8)   38-43 (-17)  83-88        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G21                 W 11 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6 G15    W 12 G22     W  7         W 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           50           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.06         0.02         0.02         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7000                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      W 29         
DISPERSION                         111 VERY GOOD             134 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. 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 MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-211945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
243 PM EDT MON APR 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-9)   57-62 (-4)   34-39        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-15)  34-39 (-16)  82-87        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G23                  W  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        W 12 G23     W  7 G15     W  8 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   5 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7000                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      W 23         
DISPERSION                         119 VERY GOOD             112 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.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...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-211945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
243 PM EDT MON APR 20 2009 /143 PM CDT MON APR 20 2009/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-11)  60-65 (-2)   35-40        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-9)   27-32 (-22)  82-87        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G19                  W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 10 G20     NW  6 G15    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        2 PM                                   
PRECIP END            8 AM         8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      W 18         
DISPERSION                         111 VERY GOOD             92 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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