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FNUS54 KMRX 120814
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
314 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS REGION TODAY PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  SOME OF THE STORM COULD BE SEVERE
PRODUCING HAIL...HIGH WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-130915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
314 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+3)   40-45 (-4)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-7)   93-98 (-1)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     W 10 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G28    SE 16 G31    W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.74         0.17         
LAL                   3            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 15                     SW 16        
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-130915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
314 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+6)   38-43 (-3)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-15)  93-98 (-2)   62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G19                 W  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G29    SE 18 G35    W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.80         0.14         
LAL                   3            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 18                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-130915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
314 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+4)   36-41 (-5)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-15)  89-94 (-8)   63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G32                 W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 20 G40    SW 12 G33    W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.93         0.21         0.10         
LAL                   3            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 24                     SW 20        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-130915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
314 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+4)   37-42 (-8)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-10)  95-100 (-2)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G28                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 19 G35    W 11 G34     W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           50           
PRECIP DURATION       6            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.17         0.09         0.07         
LAL                   5            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 31                     SW 21        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-130915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
314 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+8)   36-41 (-8)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-16)  95-100 (-2)  60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G24                 NW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 16 G32    W 11 G31     W  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           60           
PRECIP DURATION       6            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.33         0.12         0.07         
LAL                   5            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 30                     SW 21        
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             6                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-130915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
314 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+5)   40-45 (-3)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-13)  91-96 (-4)   58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6 G16                  W  9         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G23    S 13 G28     W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.52         0.14         
LAL                   3            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 18                     SW 16        
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-130915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
314 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+5)   39-44 (-6)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-16)  88-93 (-9)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  5 G18                  W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G26    SW 10 G23    W  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           50           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.77         0.13         0.12         
LAL                   5            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 23                     SW 20        
DISPERSION            53 GEN GOOD               32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-130915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
314 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010 /214 AM CST FRI MAR 12 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+6)   39-44 (-10)  50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-25)  86-91 (-11)  53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  8 G26                  W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G30     W  8 G22     W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           60           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.89         0.07         0.08         
LAL                   5            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 28                     SW 22        
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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