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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 TUE APR 21 2009

...BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.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 WITH A RAPID WARMING TREND WILL THEN DEVELOP BY THE END 
OF THE WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-220800-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-4)   33-38 (-5)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-16)  80-85 (-14)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G19                 W 12 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G20     W  6 G16     W 11 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.04         0.04         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7900                      7900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     W 29         
DISPERSION            120 VERY GOOD             147 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-220800-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-4)   32-37 (-5)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-16)  80-85 (-13)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G17                 W 14 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G22     W  8 G18     W 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.04         0.03         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8000                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     W 29         
DISPERSION            101 VERY GOOD             133 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO 
LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO 
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO 
LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-220800-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-2)   32-37 (-6)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-19)  79-84 (-8)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G21                 W 11 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G24     W  9 G19     W 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.04         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8100                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      W 29         
DISPERSION            101 VERY GOOD             125 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-220800-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (0)    33-38 (-7)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-19)  80-85 (-9)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G20                 W  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     W  8 G17     W 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8100                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 24        
DISPERSION            123 VERY GOOD             125 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-220800-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-2)   31-36 (-9)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-16)  82-87 (-7)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G20                 NW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     W  9 G17     W 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8200                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 26        
DISPERSION            120 VERY GOOD             134 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-220800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
600 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-3)   34-39 (-5)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-19)  78-83 (-14)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G18                 W 12 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G23     W  5         W 11 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.04         0.02         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7900                      8000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     W 29         
DISPERSION            130 VERY GOOD             163 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-220800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
600 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-2)   34-39 (-6)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-17)  80-85 (-9)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G20                 W  8 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G21     W  6 G15     W 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8000                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      W 26         
DISPERSION            130 VERY GOOD             158 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-220800-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
600 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2009 /500 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-1)   35-40 (-6)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-17)  76-81 (-11)  30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G22                  W  6 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     W  8 G19     W 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8100                      8000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 22        
DISPERSION            139 VERY GOOD             133 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 10 MPH 
OR LESS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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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