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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1013 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA...AND 
THEN ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN SOUTH 
AND EAST OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION...BUT THE NORTHERN EDGE 
OF ITS ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT THE REGION WITH LIGHT 
AMOUNTS. OTHERWISE...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO 
LINGER THROUGH THE WEEK...BUT A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED FOR THE 
WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-031615-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1013 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-2)   23-28 (-3)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (+4)   84-89 (-5)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     NW  8        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G15     N  8 G15     NW 10 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.04         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     N 17         
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 26. 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 15 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 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. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-031615-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1013 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-2)   22-27 (-4)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (+5)   82-87 (-6)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  8 G16     NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.06         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     NW 20        
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 25.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 AROUND 30. 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 UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-031615-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1013 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-8)   23-28 (-5)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (+13)  82-87 (-2)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G17     N  9 G18     NW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  9                      NW 17        
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
10 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 26. NORTH WINDS 5 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 UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-031615-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1013 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-10)  24-29 (-6)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+12)  80-85 (-4)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G17     N  9 G19     NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     N 18         
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 26. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.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 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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. 

$$

NCZ060-061-031615-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1013 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-14)  23-28 (-7)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+11)  82-87 (-5)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  5                      N 10 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     N 10 G17     NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     N 22         
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               34 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTH WINDS 5 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 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-031615-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1013 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-4)   25-30 (-4)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+8)   80-85 (-4)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         N  6         NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       7            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     NW 15        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 18 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 LOWER 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>069-071-073-086-031615-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1013 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-7)   25-30 (-5)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (+12)  79-84 (-7)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G15     N  6         NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 12                     N 16         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. 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>101-031615-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1013 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010 /913 AM CST TUE MAR 2 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-10)  26-31 (-5)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+19)  80-85 (-3)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G17     N  8 G16     NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 10                     N 20         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 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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