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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
322 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2010


...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON...


.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY...KEEPING THE FORECAST DRY. A WEAK 
UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA LATE TONIGHT AND 
EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING SOME CLOUDS BACK TO THE REGION. HOWEVER THE 
CHANCE OF RAIN WILL REMAIN SLIGHT...AND WILL BE LIMITED TO SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA LATER TONIGHT...INTO MONDAY MORNING. MUCH OF THE REMAINDER 
OF THE WEEK WILL BE UNSETTLED...AS THE FAIR WEATHER HIGH PRESSURE 
SYSTEM WEAKENS AND INCREASINGLY MOIST AIR FLOWS INTO THE REGION... 
FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND GULF OF MEXICO. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL 
INCREASE DURING THE WEEK...AS THE MOISTURE IS LIFTED AHEAD OF AN 
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-080930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
322 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+6)   31-36 (+12)  52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      16-21 (-6)   72-77 (+9)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      W  9         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-080930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
322 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+4)   28-33 (+11)  51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      16-21 (-6)   75-80 (+12)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  6         
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER
60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-080930-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
322 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+3)   27-32 (+8)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      14-19 (-3)   75-80 (+17)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      W 13         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-080930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
322 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+3)   26-31 (+5)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      12-17 (-2)   85-90 (+19)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      NW  8        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-080930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
322 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+2)   24-29 (+5)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      11-16 (-2)   95-100 (+28) 33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      NW  9        
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               25 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-080930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
322 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+5)   28-33 (+10)  55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      16-21 (-4)   83-88 (+13)  38-43        
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      W 10         
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-080930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
322 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+4)   30-35 (+8)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      16-21 (-2)   81-86 (+14)  36-41        
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      W 12         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 60. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-080930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
322 AM EST SUN MAR 7 2010 /222 AM CST SUN MAR 7 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+2)   30-35 (+7)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      14-19 (-1)   85-90 (+15)  31-36        
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      W  8         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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