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FNUS54 KMRX 280835
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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 SUN FEB 28 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO 
BRING AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF CLOUDINESS OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE 
EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST REGION ON TUESDAY...WITH SOME OF ITS LIGHT 
PRECIPITATION POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. 
OTHERWISE...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-010915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+8)   24-29 (-1)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (-4)   87-92 (-1)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G15    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NW  8        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...LIGHT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING... 
MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-010915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+9)   22-27 (-1)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-1)   89-94 (+1)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G19     W  8 G19     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 10        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               11 POOR      

REMARKS...LIGHT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING... 
MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-010915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+6)   22-27 (-1)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-2)   89-94 (+7)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     NW  8        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               8 POOR       

REMARKS...LIGHT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING... 
MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-010915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+4)   25-30 (0)    46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-1)   84-89 (+17)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     N  7         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-010915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+1)   24-29 (-1)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+4)   85-90 (+19)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     NW  8        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   8 POOR       
MAX LVORI             2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-010915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+6)   25-30 (-1)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-3)   85-90 (+4)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     NW  7        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-010915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+5)   26-31 (-1)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-6)   80-85 (+1)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     NW  6        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-010915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010 /500 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+4)   27-32 (0)    47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-1)   80-85 (+19)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     N  6         
DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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