
196 
FNUS54 KMRX 111950
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
250 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO OUR WEST WILL SLOWLY MOVE 
EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE 
REGION.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-122100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
250 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-1)   60-65 (+3)   42-47        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  49-54 (-13)  92-97        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  8 G23                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 12 G25    SE  5        SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           70           50           
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.14         0.68         0.10         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 22                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         66 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-122100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-2)   57-62 (+2)   41-46        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  54-59 (-9)   93-98        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  9 G25                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 13 G28    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           70           50           
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.26         0.73         0.11         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 26                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         64 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-122100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
250 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-3)   55-60 (0)    40-45        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+2)   52-57 (-14)  90-95        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G29                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 14 G32     SW  5        W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           80           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.79         0.19         0.09         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               4                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 31                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         67 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-122100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-2)   59-64 (+1)   43-48        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-2)   51-56 (-12)  88-93        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 10 G30                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 13 G32     SW  5        SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         1.07         0.06         0.09         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 33                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         100 GOOD                  0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-122100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-2)   60-65 (+3)   43-48        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-2)   54-59 (-9)   90-95        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G27                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 11 G30     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         1.08         0.09         0.08         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 32                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         90 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          4                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-122100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
250 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-2)   60-65 (+2)   42-47        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (+4)   49-54 (-15)  92-97        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  8 G21                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G22     LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           60           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.31         0.48         0.11         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               4                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 24                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         80 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-122100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
250 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-2)   60-65 (+1)   41-46        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (0)    47-52 (-16)  85-90        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  8 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G23     LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           80           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.91         0.10         0.10         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               4                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 28                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         96 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-122100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
250 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010 /150 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-1)   59-64 (0)    42-47        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-3)   51-56 (-11)  84-89        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 10 G27                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 11 G28     SW  5        SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.81         0.04         0.07         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 32                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         113 VERY GOOD             0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR 60. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

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