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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE 
EAST TN MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT...THEN DECREASE ON THURSDAY WITH SKIES 
CLEARING THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON 
FRIDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES IN STORE 
FOR THIS WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-042100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-2)   33-38 (+2)   20-25        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-8)   46-51 (-15)  80-85        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G16                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G15    NW  8 G16    N  5         N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     N 18         
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 29. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-042100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-3)   33-38 (+2)   19-24        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-2)   43-48 (-19)  77-82        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G21                 NW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    NW 10 G21    NW  6        NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     N 18         
DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-042100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-3)   35-40 (+3)   19-24        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-7)   40-45 (-15)  74-79        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G17                 NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G17    NW  7 G16    N  5         N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     N 15         
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 28. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-042100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-1)   40-45 (+3)   22-27        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-15)  35-40 (-11)  72-77        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G16                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    NW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      N 18         
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   46 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 27. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST
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 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-042100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-1)   40-45 (+2)   22-27        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-19)  34-39 (-8)   69-74        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G18                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    NW  8 G17    N  5         N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      N 18         
DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          1                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 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 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-042100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
300 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-2)   36-41 (+2)   21-26        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-4)   42-47 (-17)  77-82        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        NW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     N 14         
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-042100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
300 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+1)   38-43 (+3)   22-27        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-12)  38-43 (-15)  75-80        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        NW  6        LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     N 14         
DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD               48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-042100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
300 PM EST WED MAR 3 2010 /200 PM CST WED MAR 3 2010/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-2)   42-47 (+4)   23-28        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-6)   33-38 (-12)  72-77        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G16                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G15    NW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     N 15         
DISPERSION                         57 GEN GOOD               52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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