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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
320 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY AND 
TONIGHT BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND MILDER TEMPERATURES. A LOW 
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY PROVIDING 
THE NEXT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-250830-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
320 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+17)  41-46 (+6)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-30)  81-86 (-3)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    12 PM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      SW 20        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-250830-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
320 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+15)  37-42 (+4)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-28)  86-91 (+3)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      S 10 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    12 PM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      S 21         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-250830-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
320 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+13)  38-43 (+4)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-29)  76-81 (-5)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 11 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    12 PM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      SW 29        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    66 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-250830-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
320 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+10)  40-45 (+4)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-16)  87-92 (+7)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 11 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 14 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    12 PM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  5                     S 30         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   89 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-250830-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
320 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+11)  39-44 (+3)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-21)  88-93 (+9)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  9 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      S 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    12 PM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  5                      S 28         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   93 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-250830-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
320 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+15)  39-44 (+3)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-25)  84-89 (0)    44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    12 PM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      SW 20        
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   60 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-250830-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
320 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+12)  42-47 (+5)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-20)  82-87 (0)    46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  8 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 12 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.17         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     S 29         
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   98 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-250830-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
320 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010 /220 AM CDT WED MAR 24 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+10)  44-49 (+6)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-14)  82-87 (+3)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      S 13 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.16         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  7                      S 30         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   107 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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