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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
254 PM EDT TUE APR 21 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 WITH A RAPID WARMING TREND WILL THEN DEVELOP BY THE END 
OF THE WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-222000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
254 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-4)   55-60 (0)    36-41        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-12)  31-36 (-12)  81-86        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 12 G24                  NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         W 12 G24     W  9 G20     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.08         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 30                      NW 18        
DISPERSION                         153 VERY GOOD             60 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-222000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-4)   54-59 (0)    34-39        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-15)  28-33 (-15)  84-89        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 15 G28                  NW  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        W 15 G25     W 13 G25     W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.04         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 31                      NW 21        
DISPERSION                         136 VERY GOOD             57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-222000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
254 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-5)   56-61 (+1)   34-39        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-11)  24-29 (-14)  85-90        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G19     W 13 G23     SW 11 G24    W  6 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            8 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     W 18         
DISPERSION                         95 GOOD                   47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-222000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-6)   61-66 (+2)   38-43        72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-13)  23-28 (-12)  88-93        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G18     W 11 G18     SW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            8 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7800                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     NW 17        
DISPERSION                         92 GOOD                   59 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-222000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-7)   61-66 (+4)   37-42        72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-10)  23-28 (-14)  90-95        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 10 G20                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    W 11 G19     SW  5 G15    N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            8 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7800                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW 21        
DISPERSION                         102 VERY GOOD             69 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-222000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
254 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-4)   59-64 (+1)   37-42        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-14)  26-31 (-13)  88-93        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 12 G24                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        W 14 G24     W 10 G19     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      NW 15        
DISPERSION                         153 VERY GOOD             56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-222000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
254 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-6)   61-66 (+2)   40-45        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-7)   24-29 (-11)  86-91        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6 G15     W 12 G22     SW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            8 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      W 13         
DISPERSION                         127 VERY GOOD             53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-222000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
254 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2009 /154 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2009/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-7)   64-69 (+3)   42-47        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-9)   22-27 (-9)   90-95        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G19     SW 10 G17    SW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7800                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W 13         
DISPERSION                         104 VERY GOOD             54 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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