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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
248 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION FOR THE WEEK.  IT WILL BRING A WEEK OF OCCASIONAL 
SHOWERS.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A 
COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-100900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
248 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+5)   41-46 (+6)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-6)   83-88 (+3)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           40           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.03         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     SW 16        
DISPERSION            48 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-100900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
248 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+5)   39-44 (+8)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-2)   85-90 (+3)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        S  5 G15     S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     SW 12        
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-100900-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
248 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+1)   40-45 (+8)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+1)   87-92 (+14)  52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G15    S  8 G16     S  8         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.04         0.19         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6700                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      SW 16        
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-100900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
248 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-2)   41-46 (+9)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+5)   90-95 (+4)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      SE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.07         0.31         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 21                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            61 GOOD                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-100900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
248 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-2)   41-46 (+12)  54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+5)   95-100 (+11) 56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      SE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.07         0.35         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      SW 16        
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             4                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-100900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
248 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+3)   40-45 (+8)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-1)   87-92 (+3)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           40           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.03         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6800                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-100900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
248 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-1)   42-47 (+5)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+2)   84-89 (+1)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           50           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.04         0.12         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     SW 20        
DISPERSION            87 GOOD                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-100900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
248 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010 /148 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-7)   44-49 (+7)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+6)   86-91 (+7)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      S  8         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.07         0.25         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      SW 20        
DISPERSION            80 GOOD                   32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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