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FNUS54 KMRX 281859
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TONIGHT...BRINGING TRANQUIL AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS THROUGH 
FRIDAY NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN SLOWLY APPROACH THE 
REGION ON SATURDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW 
THUNDERSTORMS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-292000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-5)   68-73 (+7)   50-55        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-9)   42-47 (-17)  88-93        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  5        S  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  6                      S 17         
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-292000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-6)   66-71 (+6)   49-54        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-8)   43-48 (-16)  89-94        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  9 G17    S  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  6                     S 17         
DISPERSION                         0 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-292000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-3)   66-71 (+6)   51-56        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-13)  43-48 (-14)  83-88        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 10 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         S 10 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     S 17         
DISPERSION                         0 VERY POOR               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO 
MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO 
MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S 
TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-292000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-1)   68-73 (+5)   53-58        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-14)  43-48 (-12)  86-91        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 13 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  7                      S 21         
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO 
THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S 
TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-292000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-2)   67-72 (+4)   52-57        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-16)  43-48 (-14)  82-87        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 13 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        SE  5        SE 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     S 18         
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               8 POOR       
MAX LVORI                          5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-292000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
300 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-6)   69-74 (+6)   51-56        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-9)   43-48 (-13)  89-94        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  6                      S 17         
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS 
BECOMING WEST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO 
LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-292000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
300 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-4)   70-75 (+7)   54-59        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-11)  43-48 (-16)  85-90        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  7                      S 20         
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-292000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
300 PM EDT WED OCT 28 2009 /200 PM CDT WED OCT 28 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-2)   70-75 (+5)   55-60        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-12)  46-51 (-9)   92-97        60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 12 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        S  6 G16     S 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  8                      S 24         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S 
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO 
THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 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 LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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