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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
445 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY...

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


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-210945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
445 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+1)   43-48 (+7)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+4)   79-84 (+12)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SE 12 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7700                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     S 17         
DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-210945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+2)   41-46 (+9)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (+7)   78-83 (+5)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.17         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7800                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  8                     S 21         
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-210945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
445 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+3)   41-46 (+11)  56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (+6)   85-90 (+8)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SE 14 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.31         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7900                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     S 28         
DISPERSION            45 GEN GOOD               51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 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. 

$$

TNZ087-102-210945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+2)   43-48 (+12)  57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (+5)   85-90 (+2)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SE 15 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.31         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7600                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     S 33         
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               86 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 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
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST 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 IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. 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. 

$$

NCZ060-061-210945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+1)   43-48 (+14)  57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+8)   87-92 (+1)   54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      SE 16 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.34         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7600                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     SE 33        
DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               79 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
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>040-042-044-046-070-210945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
445 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+1)   42-47 (+8)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (+6)   83-88 (+6)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  6 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.16         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7500                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     S 18         
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY 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
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. 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 MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-210945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
445 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+3)   45-50 (+9)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+4)   83-88 (+9)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SE  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.21         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7500                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     S 23         
DISPERSION            60 GEN GOOD               73 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-210945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
445 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 /345 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+1)   47-52 (+11)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (+5)   79-84 (+1)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      SE 11 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       5 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.31         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7400                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     S 33         
DISPERSION            59 GEN GOOD               106 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 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. WEST 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 UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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