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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1030 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN 
VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE TODAY...BRINGING A FEW CLOUDS AND 
JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SPRINKLE TO THIS AREA. 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 LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. 

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-091630-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1030 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+2)   35-40 (+3)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+16)  89-94 (+31)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SPRINKLES    NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      SW 14        
DISPERSION            53 GEN GOOD               50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 IN THE 50S TO MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS NEAR 50. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-091630-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1030 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+3)   32-37 (+4)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+15)  91-96 (+28)  39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6700                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      SW  9        
DISPERSION            61 GOOD                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.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. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO
MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-091630-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1030 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+4)   33-38 (+7)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+11)  84-89 (+15)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6700                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      SW 15        
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-091630-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1030 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+4)   35-40 (+9)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+13)  90-95 (+8)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 AM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      S 17         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 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. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-091630-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1030 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+4)   35-40 (+11)  58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+14)  95-100 (+7)  39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 AM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6700                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     S 15         
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               54 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-091630-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1030 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+4)   34-39 (+5)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+14)  90-95 (+22)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      SW 12        
DISPERSION            69 GOOD                   48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-091630-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1030 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+4)   37-42 (+7)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (+12)  82-87 (+10)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 AM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            67 GOOD                   78 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-091630-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1030 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010 /930 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+4)   39-44 (+10)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+12)  84-89 (+4)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      S 21         
DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               89 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO
MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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