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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
705 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.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-130100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
705 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   60-65 (+3)   42-47        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 48-53 (-13)  92-97        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  7 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        SE 12 G24    SE  5        SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           70           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.14         0.68         0.10         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 22                     SW 17        
DISPERSION                         66 GOOD                   24 FAIR      

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-130100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
705 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+1)   57-62 (+5)   41-46        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+12) 54-59 (-17)  93-98        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  7 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  7 G15    SE 13 G28    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           70           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.26         0.73         0.11         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 26                     SW 14        
DISPERSION                         64 GOOD                   15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-130100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
705 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (0)    55-60 (+3)   40-45        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+15) 53-58 (-18)  90-95        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  9 G23                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S 13 G30     SW  5        W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.79         0.19         0.09         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 31                      SW 18        
DISPERSION                         67 GOOD                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-130100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
705 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+1)   59-64 (+4)   43-48        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 52-57 (-17)  88-93        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  8 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        S 11 G30     SW  5        SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         1.07         0.06         0.09         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 33                     SW 17        
DISPERSION                         100 GOOD                  25 FAIR      

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

$$

NCZ060-061-130100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
705 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+1)   60-65 (+8)   43-48        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+12) 54-59 (-20)  90-95        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  9 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 11 G27    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         1.08         0.09         0.08         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 32                     SW 17        
DISPERSION                         90 GOOD                   22 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-130100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
705 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+1)   60-65 (+3)   42-47        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+16) 49-54 (-17)  92-97        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  8 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 10 G22    LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           60           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.31         0.48         0.11         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 24                     SW 17        
DISPERSION                         80 GOOD                   32 FAIR      

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 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 50S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-130100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
705 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+1)   60-65 (+5)   41-46        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+15) 47-52 (-23)  85-90        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  7 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  9 G22     LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.91         0.10         0.10         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 28                     SW 20        
DISPERSION                         96 GOOD                   39 FAIR      

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 50S. 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 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 LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-130100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
705 PM EST THU MAR 11 2010 /605 PM CST THU MAR 11 2010/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+2)   59-64 (+5)   42-47        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+7)  51-56 (-23)  84-89        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  7 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G24     SW  5        SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.81         0.04         0.07         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 32                      SW 21        
DISPERSION                         113 VERY GOOD             41 GEN GOOD  

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 MID 
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 MID 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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