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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
323 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010


...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...PRODUCING DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 
SUNSHINE AND A GRADUAL SHIFT OF THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW FROM NORTHERLY 
TO WESTERLY...WILL KEEP A GRADUAL WARMING TREND IN PLACE...WHICH 
WILL FINALLY ALLOW HIGH TEMPERATURES TO RISE TO NEAR NORMAL...FOR 
EARLY MARCH.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-071000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
323 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+6)   20-25 (+2)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-10)  74-79 (-1)   19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      NW  6        
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-071000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+7)   18-23 (+2)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-8)   75-80 (+6)   18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      NW  7        
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-071000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
323 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+7)   20-25 (+3)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-5)   73-78 (+16)  16-21        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  9                      NW  6        
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-071000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   21-26 (+4)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      16-21 (-4)   80-85 (+16)  18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  9                      NW  7        
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-071000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
323 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+8)   20-25 (+3)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      15-20 (-3)   88-93 (+23)  17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  9                      NW  8        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               21 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING WEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-071000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
323 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+5)   18-23 (+2)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-4)   80-85 (+9)   18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  9                      NW  5        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-071000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
323 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+5)   22-27 (+3)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-5)   74-79 (+5)   18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  8                      W  5         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-071000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
323 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010 /223 AM CST SAT MAR 6 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+4)   23-28 (+3)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-6)   78-83 (+17)  17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  8                      NW  6        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 60.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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