
231 
FNUS54 KMRX 191906
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
306 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS 
THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS SUNDAY AND MONDAY... 
PRODUCING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-202015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
306 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+1)   66-71 (+4)   40-45        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+2)   29-34 (+6)   85-90        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SE  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                              2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.15         
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7200                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     S 28         
DISPERSION                         48 GEN GOOD               101 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-202015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+2)   64-69 (+5)   40-45        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-1)   29-34 (+5)   82-87        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 11 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                              2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.22         
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7300                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     S 30         
DISPERSION                         30 FAIR                   90 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-202015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
306 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+4)   62-67 (+3)   41-46        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-4)   32-37 (+9)   84-89        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      S 14 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    5 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.28         
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7400                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     S 36         
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   95 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-202015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+4)   64-69 (0)    44-49        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-8)   33-38 (+7)   83-88        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7         LGT/VAR      SE 13 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.32         
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     S 38         
DISPERSION                         54 GEN GOOD               128 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-202015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+5)   64-69 (0)    43-48        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-8)   32-37 (+8)   83-88        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7         LGT/VAR      SE 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.32         
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     S 37         
DISPERSION                         50 GEN GOOD               116 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-202015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
306 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+3)   66-71 (+2)   43-48        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-3)   29-34 (+5)   83-88        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  9        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    5 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.21         
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7000                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     S 28         
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               111 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-202015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
306 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+3)   65-70 (0)    45-50        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-3)   32-37 (+8)   81-86        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SE 10 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.27         
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7000                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     S 33         
DISPERSION                         59 GEN GOOD               131 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-202015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
306 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010 /206 PM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+5)   67-72 (0)    46-51        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-5)   30-35 (+6)   79-84        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7         LGT/VAR      SE 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.35         
LAL                   1            1            1            2            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      S 37         
DISPERSION                         64 GOOD                   150 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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