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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1129 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON IN SOME AREAS...

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 
REGION...PRODUCING A WARMING TREND AND MOSTLY DRY WEATHER.  WINDS 
WILL BE LIGHT.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-241630-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1129 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+12)  46-51 (+10)  77-82        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-10)  80-85 (-1)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      7400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   68 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-241630-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1129 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+11)  43-48 (+9)   75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-7)   84-89 (-2)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G16                  S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     SW  9        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-241630-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1129 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+11)  45-50 (+10)  75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-3)   89-94 (-1)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      6800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     SW 12        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-241630-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1129 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+11)  47-52 (+9)   78-83        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-1)   95-100 (+4)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     SW 13        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-241630-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1129 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+11)  45-50 (+8)   77-82        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-2)   95-100 (+4)  30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     SW 10        
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               39 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-241630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1129 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (+11)  47-52 (+10)  78-83        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-6)   83-88 (-2)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     SW 13        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-241630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1129 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (+10)  49-54 (+10)  79-84        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (0)    89-94 (+4)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     SW 16        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               81 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 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 MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-241630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1129 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009 /1029 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (+9)   51-56 (+9)   81-86        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+4)   89-94 (+4)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     SW 16        
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               71 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$








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