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FNUS54 KMRX 250944
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
444 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BECOME ANCHORED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA INTO 
THE WEEKEND. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL 
PERSIST. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST
TENNESSEE AND THE SMOKYS WHILE OTHER AREAS WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY
SUNNY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-261100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
444 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-9)   16-21 (-3)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-17)  75-80 (-9)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G20                 W 14 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G22    NW 12 G22    W 16 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.03         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 28                     NW 36        
DISPERSION            69 GOOD                   98 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO
24. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-261100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
444 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-10)  15-20 (-2)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-15)  81-86 (-10)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 14 G27                 W 18 G32     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 16 G28    NW 15 G28    W 19 G32     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.05         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 32                     NW 40        
DISPERSION            72 GOOD                   83 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO
23. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-261100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
444 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-8)   14-19 (-2)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-25)  82-87 (-10)  32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G23                 NW 12 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G24    NW 10 G22    NW 14 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.03         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 28                     NW 31        
DISPERSION            57 GEN GOOD               50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO
25. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 14 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-261100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
444 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-10)  17-22 (-2)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-16)  74-79 (-5)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G21                 NW  9 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G22    NW  6 G15    NW 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 28                     NW 25        
DISPERSION            78 GOOD                   56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-261100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
444 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-10)  17-22 (-2)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-17)  73-78 (-3)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 13 G25                 NW 13 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G25    NW  8 G17    NW 14 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 31                     NW 31        
DISPERSION            83 GOOD                   62 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             2                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-261100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
444 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-7)   17-22 (-4)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-19)  78-83 (-3)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G21                 W 13 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G22    W  9 G19     W 15 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 26                     NW 33        
DISPERSION            105 VERY GOOD             102 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO
25. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-261100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
444 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-5)   17-22 (-3)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-18)  74-79 (-3)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G19                 W 10 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  5        NW 13 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     NW 29        
DISPERSION            79 GOOD                   89 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO
26. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-261100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
444 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 /344 AM CST THU FEB 25 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-4)   19-24 (-1)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-17)  71-76 (+2)   22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G20                 NW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    NW  5        NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 24                     NW 25        
DISPERSION            106 VERY GOOD             72 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TD/SON

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