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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
450 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010

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

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 
FOOTHILLS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-221000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
450 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (0)    43-48 (-2)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+4)   81-86 (+11)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  5                      W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  8 G15     E 10 G19     W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.49         0.09         
LAL                   2            1            4            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 21                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            78 GOOD                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-221000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
450 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-3)   40-45 (+1)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+6)   89-94 (+16)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G20    SE 14 G29    W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.61         0.12         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      SW 10        
DISPERSION            71 GOOD                   10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-221000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
450 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-7)   33-38 (-6)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+14)  93-98 (+14)  51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G25    SE 11 G24    SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       3            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.59         0.04         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 26                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. 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 IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-221000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
450 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-9)   34-39 (-5)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+20)  93-98 (+10)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G17                 SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G25    S 12 G23     SW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           50           
PRECIP DURATION       3            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.38         0.41         0.02         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 29                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            53 GEN GOOD               24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
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 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-221000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
450 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-9)   34-39 (-2)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+20)  89-94 (+3)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G24    SE 12 G22    SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           50           
PRECIP DURATION       3            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.44         0.44         0.02         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 29                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               23 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-221000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
450 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-2)   43-48 (+4)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+6)   81-86 (+1)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  9         E  9 G18     W  8         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.52         0.07         
LAL                   2            2            4            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 22                     SW 16        
DISPERSION            86 GOOD                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-221000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
450 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-6)   37-42 (-7)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+11)  84-89 (+6)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  9 G17     E  8 G16     SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       3            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.48         0.03         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 24                     SW 17        
DISPERSION            75 GOOD                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
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 UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-221000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
450 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 /350 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-10)  34-39 (-11)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+19)  89-94 (+16)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G19                 S  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G22    S 11 G22     SW  6 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           50           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.46         0.27         0.02         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 29                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            64 GOOD                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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