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FNUS54 KMRX 091940
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS WEEK PRODUCING UNSETTLED 
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY.  OCCASIONAL SHOWERS CAN BE 
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE 
BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-102045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
240 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+6)   59-64 (-4)   44-49        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-2)   47-52 (+14)  85-90        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7         SE  6        SE 14 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           40           50           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.10         0.02         0.21         
LAL                   1            1            1            5            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 20                      S 21         
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO
5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER
50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-102045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
240 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+8)   56-61 (-3)   42-47        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-5)   50-55 (+16)  87-92        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 12 G30    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         S  7         S  8 G16     SE 18 G36    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           50           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.16         0.13         0.28         
LAL                   1            2            1            5            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 22                      S 22         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-102045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
240 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+8)   55-60 (-3)   43-48        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-2)   52-57 (+21)  86-91        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G16                  S 18 G36     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G18     SE  6 G18    S  8 G15     S 13 G38     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           80           80           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.29         0.20         0.29         
LAL                   1            2            1            5            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 15                      S 26         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-102045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
240 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+10)  56-61 (-6)   47-52        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  54-59 (+26)  81-86        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5                     SE 13 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SE  7 G15    SE  8 G16    SE 11 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           90           80           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.50         0.28         0.27         
LAL                   1            2            1            5            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 17                     S 28         
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-102045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
240 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+12)  56-61 (-6)   47-52        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  55-60 (+30)  80-85        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE  8        SE 10 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           90           80           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.63         0.36         0.30         
LAL                   1            2            1            5            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 16                     S 25         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    36 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          6                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-102045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
240 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+8)   60-65 (-4)   44-49        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-2)   47-52 (+17)  88-93        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         SE  6        SE 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           50           60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.16         0.07         0.25         
LAL                   1            2            1            5            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      S 20         
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-102045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
240 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   60-65 (-4)   46-51        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+5)   49-54 (+20)  86-91        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5                     SE  6 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE  5        S  8 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           80           80           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.19         0.10         0.27         
LAL                   1            2            1            5            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 18                      S 25         
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-102045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
240 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010 /140 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+7)   59-64 (-5)   47-52        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+10)  51-56 (+21)  86-91        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6                      SE  9 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SE  6        SE  8 G15    S  9 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           90           80           
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.37         0.25         0.20         
LAL                   1            2            1            5            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 18                     S 26         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               63 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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