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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON 
ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY SINK SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...PRODUCING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS 
AND SOME LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE 
ALONG THE GULF COAST REGION ON TUESDAY...WITH SOME LIGHT 
PRECIPITATION POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. 
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-280900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+1)   23-28 (+1)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+2)   84-89 (+18)  51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G18                  NW 10 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         W  7         NW  9        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.06         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NW 21        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-280900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+4)   21-26 (0)    34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   87-92 (+21)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G25                  NW 13 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G18     W 10 G20     NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 22        
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-280900-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+5)   20-25 (0)    35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+3)   91-96 (+27)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G19                  NW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    W  8 G19     NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 28. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO 
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S 
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO 
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-280900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+5)   22-27 (+2)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (+1)   84-89 (+17)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6 G15                 NW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G16    NW  7        NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     NW 20        
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-280900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+4)   21-26 (+2)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+1)   85-90 (+17)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G19                 NW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  9 G18    NW 11 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     NW 23        
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   35 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-280900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-1)   24-29 (+1)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+8)   84-89 (+20)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G17                  W  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8         W  7         W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.05         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      NW 18        
DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO 
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-280900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-1)   24-29 (+2)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+6)   79-84 (+14)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8        W  5         NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.04         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S 
TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-280900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 27 2010 /500 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+4)   24-29 (+3)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+1)   74-79 (+5)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G17                 NW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    NW  7 G15    NW  9        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 21        
DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 
30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO 
MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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