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FNUS54 KMRX 282008
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL LINGER ACROSS MUCH OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS OVERNIGHT...ON THE BACK SIDE OF A LARGE LOW PRESSURE 
SYSTEM. SOME PARTIAL SUNSHINE MAY RETURN BRIEFLY ON MONDAY...BEFORE 
CLOUDS INCREASE AGAIN AHEAD OF ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM... 
DEVELOPING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL
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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-012115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
308 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (0)    39-44 (+7)   25-30        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+3)   48-53 (-17)  85-90        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     N  7         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 19 TO
29. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 16 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-012115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
308 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    38-43 (+5)   26-31        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+4)   48-53 (-10)  84-89        61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G20     NW  5        LGT/VAR      N  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     N  5         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 19 TO 29.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 14 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-012115-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
308 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    39-44 (+5)   27-32        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+7)   42-47 (-11)  85-90        59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NE  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE  5        N  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  5                      NE  7        
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. COLDER.
LOWS 9 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S 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 LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-012115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
308 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (0)    44-49 (+4)   30-35        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+12)  36-41 (-9)   84-89        59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NE  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE  6        N 11 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  7                      NE  8        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 26. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-012115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
308 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (0)    46-51 (+6)   31-36        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+14)  34-39 (-9)   85-90        61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NE  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE  5        N 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.17         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  7                      NE  5        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    3 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          4                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 24. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-012115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
308 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (0)    41-46 (+6)   27-32        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+4)   48-53 (-9)   84-89        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  5                     NE  7        
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-012115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
308 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (0)    42-47 (+6)   29-34        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+5)   45-50 (-8)   80-85        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NE  9        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  7                      NE 13        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS 19 TO
26. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-012115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
308 PM EST SUN FEB 28 2010 /208 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2010/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (0)    45-50 (+4)   30-35        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+22)  38-43 (-7)   80-85        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  5                     NE  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE  6        N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      NE 15        
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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