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

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY SINK SOUTH INTO THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS OVERNIGHT...PRODUCING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS 
AND SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY 
BRING DRY WEATHER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST 
REGION ON TUESDAY...WITH SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION POSSIBLY AFFECTING 
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. OTHERWISE...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-282130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
329 PM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+1)   34-39 (+3)   24-29        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+20)  53-58 (-2)   85-90        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         NW  9        NW  6 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.03         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW 13        
DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-282130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
329 PM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+1)   35-40 (+2)   22-27        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+18)  48-53 (0)    89-94        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 12 G23                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G20     NW 11 G20    NW  7 G17    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.03         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     NW 14        
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-282130-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
329 PM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+2)   37-42 (0)    21-26        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+24)  36-41 (-3)   88-93        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G18                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G19    NW  6        N  5 G15     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     N  8         
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 13 TO 27. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-282130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
329 PM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+4)   43-48 (-1)   23-28        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+13)  32-37 (0)    81-86        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G16                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    NW  7        N  5         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 20                     N  8         
DISPERSION                         34 FAIR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 18 TO 28. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-282130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
329 PM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+4)   43-48 (-2)   23-28        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+14)  30-35 (+1)   82-87        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 10 G20                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G19    NW  9 G17    N  6         N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     NW  9        
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   10 POOR      
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-282130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
329 PM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+2)   38-43 (+3)   24-29        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (+17)  44-49 (-3)   86-91        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         NW  8        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     NW  8        
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
19 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-282130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
329 PM EST SAT FEB 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+3)   41-46 (+2)   25-30        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+11)  39-44 (-3)   78-83        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     N  8         
DISPERSION                         42 GEN GOOD               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-282130-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
329 PM EST SAT FEB 27 2010 /229 PM CST SAT FEB 27 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+3)   45-50 (+1)   26-31        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (+3)   34-39 (+4)   80-85        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G15                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G16    NW  8 G15    LGT/VAR      N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     N  8         
DISPERSION                         51 GEN GOOD               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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