
350 
FNUS54 KMRX 080726
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
326 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE 
AREA FRIDAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY PRODUCING 
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO 
EXPECTED FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-090830-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (+5)   57-62 (+19)  76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-10)  82-87 (-7)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 13 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     S  9 G18     SW 14 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     SW 38        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               132 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-090830-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+5)   54-59 (+16)  75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-15)  91-96 (+2)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 12 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     S  9 G17     SW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     SW 29        
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    83 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-090830-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+3)   55-60 (+18)  75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-18)  85-90 (+3)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 16 G33     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G18     S 10 G22     SW 14 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.03         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     SW 31        
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               54 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-090830-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+3)   57-62 (+17)  79-84        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-16)  90-95 (-3)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     S 13 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     S  9 G18     SW 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.06         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     SW 29        
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   71 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-090830-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+1)   56-61 (+18)  79-84        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-17)  88-93 (-7)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     S  9 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  6         SW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.07         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     SW 26        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    58 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             6                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-090830-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+4)   57-62 (+18)  79-84        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-9)   91-96 (0)    47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  6         SW 12 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  8                     SW 36        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               158 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-090830-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+4)   59-64 (+17)  79-84        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-10)  95-100 (+4)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 13 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  7 G17     SW 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.14         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     SW 36        
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               148 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-090830-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
326 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2009 /226 AM CDT THU OCT 8 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      74-79 (+3)   61-66 (+16)  79-84        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-5)   95-100 (+7)  52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G15     S  8 G16     SW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.19         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     SW 31        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   127 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S
TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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