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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1157 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

.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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-011800-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1157 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+5)   24-29 (-1)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+1)   87-92 (-1)   44-49        
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...NONE.

.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 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
19 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
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 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-011800-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1157 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+8)   22-27 (-1)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+3)   90-95 (+2)   43-48        
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...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
19 TO 29. NORTHWEST 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-011800-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1157 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+3)   22-27 (-1)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+3)   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...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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 LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-011800-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1157 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+1)   25-30 (0)    46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+3)   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 SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-011800-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1157 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (0)    24-29 (-1)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+4)   84-89 (+18)  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 SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 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>040-042-044-046-070-011800-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1157 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+4)   25-30 (-1)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+5)   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            7 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 SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
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>069-071-073-086-011800-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1157 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+1)   26-31 (-1)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   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...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
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 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>101-011800-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1157 AM EST SUN FEB 28 2010 /1057 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (0)    27-32 (0)    47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+4)   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. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND 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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