
994 
FNUS54 KMRX 020859
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
459 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE REGION 
THROUGH MONDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE 
EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND INTO NEXT WEEK. SOME STORMS COULD 
ALSO BECOME SEVERE EACH DAY...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING 
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. 

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-031000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
459 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (-4)   52-57 (-6)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (0)    95-100 (+6)  58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     S  5 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6 G15    LGT/VAR      SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           80           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.18         0.73         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     SW 35        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               132 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-031000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
459 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-3)   52-57 (-2)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (+1)   95-100 (+2)  60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G16                  SW  5 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G17     LGT/VAR      SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.10         0.56         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      SW 29        
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               104 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-031000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
459 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-2)   53-58 (-1)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-1)   95-100 (+6)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G18                  SW  9 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     LGT/VAR      SW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.46         0.11         0.54         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     SW 26        
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               96 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP
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
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-031000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
459 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-2)   55-60 (-2)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (+1)   95-100 (+10) 63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6                     SW  7 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.48         0.10         0.39         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 26        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               114 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-031000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
459 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-2)   55-60 (-2)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+2)   95-100 (+13) 61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     SW  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  8 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.41         0.09         0.32         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 23        
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   109 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI             5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-031000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
459 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-2)   54-59 (-4)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+1)   95-100 (+6)  60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5 G15                  S  6 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      SW 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.31         0.15         0.70         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     SW 32        
DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   150 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-031000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
459 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-3)   56-61 (-1)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (+1)   95-100 (+7)  63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           80           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.41         0.20         0.80         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     SW 30        
DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               155 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-031000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
459 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2009 /359 AM CDT SAT MAY 2 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (-2)   58-63 (+1)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-1)   95-100 (+5)  64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     S  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.53         0.13         0.49         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     SW 24        
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   145 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 60.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TG/TD






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