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FNUS54 KMRX 012008
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
308 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES 
ALONG THE GULF COASTAL REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND 
EAST OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION...BUT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF 
ITS ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT MAINLY SOUTHEAST 
TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY. 
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
UPCOMING WEEK...BUT A WARMING TREND SHOULD DEVELOP FOR THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-022115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
308 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+2)   31-36 (-3)   23-28        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  64-69 (+3)   80-85        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  9 G17     N  8         NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           50           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.05         0.04         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2400                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  9                     N 18         
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 16 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-022115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
308 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+3)   30-35 (-4)   22-27        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+7)  71-76 (+9)   92-97        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 10 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  7         N  8 G15     NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.11         0.07         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  5                      NW 20        
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-022115-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
308 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+6)   30-35 (-6)   22-27        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  72-77 (+18)  92-97        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      NW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  7 G15     N  8 G16     NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.16         0.06         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  7                     N 16         
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
9 TO 26. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 25. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-022115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
308 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+5)   32-37 (-8)   25-30        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 78-83 (+24)  92-97        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  9 G17     N  9 G18     NW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           90           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.18         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 10                     N 18         
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 26. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-022115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
308 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+7)   30-35 (-10)  23-28        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+10) 80-85 (+25)  95-100       40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  6                     NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  8 G16     N  9 G17     NW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           90           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.23         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  8                     N 22         
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               17 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          9                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 24. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-022115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
308 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+3)   34-39 (-3)   24-29        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  63-68 (+5)   86-91        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  7         N  6         NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.06         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  9                     NW 14        
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 18 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID
50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-022115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
308 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+3)   34-39 (-5)   25-30        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  66-71 (+11)  88-93        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  6                     NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  9 G16     N  8 G16     NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.06         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 14                     N 15         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 26. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-022115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
308 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010 /208 PM CST MON MAR 1 2010/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+4)   34-39 (-9)   26-31        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 72-77 (+23)  86-91        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G18                  NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N 10 G17     N  9 G18     NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.11         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 15                     N 17         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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