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

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CAROLINA'S OVERNIGHT
AND OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTS WEDNESDAY.  SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH CLEARING SKIES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  ALSO...
WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-032100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
246 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-2)   33-38 (+3)   20-25        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-8)   51-56 (-19)  85-90        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 10 G17                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G19     NW  9 G17    NW  8 G16    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.08         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      NW 16        
DISPERSION                         34 FAIR                   31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-032100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
246 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-2)   33-38 (+5)   18-23        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-9)   51-56 (-21)  92-97        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G21                 NW  9 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 11 G21     NW 11 G21    NW 10 G21    NW  9        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.07         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         27 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 26. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-032100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
246 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-3)   34-39 (+6)   17-22        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-2)   46-51 (-27)  89-94        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 10 G19                 NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G21     NW  9 G17    NW  9 G17    NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.09         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      NW 15        
DISPERSION                         24 FAIR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 26. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 13 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. 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
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-032100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
246 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-3)   38-43 (+8)   20-25        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-5)   43-48 (-28)  89-94        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 10 G19                  NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 12 G23     NW 10 G18    NW  9 G18    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      N 17         
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 26. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-032100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
246 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-3)   39-44 (+9)   19-24        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-11)  40-45 (-31)  90-95        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G19                 NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G19     NW 11 G18    NW  9 G18    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 23                      N 21         
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   37 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-032100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
246 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-3)   36-41 (+5)   21-26        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-7)   48-53 (-22)  87-92        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G15                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G15     NW  7 G15    NW  6        NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.06         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     NW 14        
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-032100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
246 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-5)   37-42 (+5)   22-27        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-5)   44-49 (-25)  84-89        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7                     NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G17     NW  7        NW  6        NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 16                      NW 14        
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-032100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
246 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010 /146 PM CST TUE MAR 2 2010/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-3)   38-43 (+7)   23-28        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-3)   42-47 (-29)  83-88        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G16                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 11 G20     NW  8 G16    NW  7 G15    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      NW 18        
DISPERSION                         52 GEN GOOD               49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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