
702 
FNUS54 KMRX 201843
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  SHOWERS WILL BECOME LIKELY ACROSS
THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY SUNDAY THEN MOVE NORTHEAST 
ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE SUNDAY NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SNOW 
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
FOOTHILLS LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-211945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
243 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+8)   62-67 (-1)   43-48        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+8)   38-43 (+8)   76-81        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  7 G17                 SW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 12 G27    SE 11 G28    W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.42         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 21                      SW 13        
DISPERSION                         93 GOOD                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-211945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+10)  60-65 (-1)   39-44        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+4)   41-46 (+8)   83-88        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  9 G21                 SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 14 G30    SE 15 G32    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           90           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.68         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6800                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 25                      SW 12        
DISPERSION                         89 GOOD                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-211945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
243 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+12)  57-62 (-5)   33-38        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+6)   46-51 (+14)  95-100       57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 12 G26                 SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SE 14 G31    SE 16 G34    SW 10 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           80           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.27         0.58         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 31                      SW 14        
DISPERSION                         63 GOOD                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-211945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+13)  59-64 (-7)   35-40        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+2)   50-55 (+17)  95-100       55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 10 G25                 SW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SE 12 G27    SE 16 G32    SW  8 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           80           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.27         0.46         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 33                      SW 16        
DISPERSION                         87 GOOD                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-211945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+14)  59-64 (-7)   35-40        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+1)   50-55 (+17)  95-100       54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 11 G25                 SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 13 G27    SE 15 G30    SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           70           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.37         0.54         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 33                      SW 15        
DISPERSION                         85 GOOD                   22 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-211945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
243 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+8)   62-67 (-3)   41-46        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+7)   41-46 (+9)   85-90        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  7 G17                 W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 10 G23    SE 10 G23    W  8 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.33         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 21                      SW 14        
DISPERSION                         91 GOOD                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-211945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
243 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+9)   60-65 (-7)   37-42        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+8)   46-51 (+15)  95-100       54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  7 G19                 SW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  8 G20    SE  9 G19    SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           90           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.16         0.38         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 25                      SW 17        
DISPERSION                         88 GOOD                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH 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. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-211945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
243 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 /143 PM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+12)  60-65 (-7)   35-40        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-1)   49-54 (+17)  95-100       55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  9 G23                 SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 13 G26    S  9 G22     SW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           80           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.31         0.34         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 35                      SW 15        
DISPERSION                         103 VERY GOOD             30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 60. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S 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 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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