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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CONTINUES FAIR 
WEATHER OVERNIGHT OVER THE EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY...BUT INCREASING 
CLOUDS AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE 
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF 
SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO. THE SHOWERS WILL 
LINGER FRIDAY BEHIND THE SYSTEM ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-252030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
320 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+7)   60-65 (-5)   41-46        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+5)   45-50 (+9)   77-82        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5 G16                  NW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G18     SW 10 G18    N 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           90           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.39         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 25                      N 23         
DISPERSION                         77 GOOD                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-252030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
320 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+5)   58-63 (-4)   42-47        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+10)  46-51 (+10)  86-91        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7 G19                  W  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 10 G19    SW 10 G20    N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.25         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            2            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 28                      N 16         
DISPERSION                         65 GOOD                   17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 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. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-252030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
320 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+4)   55-60 (-10)  41-46        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+12)  48-53 (+19)  87-92        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G25                  W  8 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 15 G28    S 13 G28     N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.22         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            3            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 37                      N 17         
DISPERSION                         70 GOOD                   15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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 UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-252030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
320 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+4)   59-64 (-11)  43-48        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+18) 50-55 (+25)  82-87        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G19                  NW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 11 G23     S 13 G27     N  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.13         0.23         0.03         
LAL                   1            3            3            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 37                      N 22         
DISPERSION                         89 GOOD                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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 MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-252030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
320 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+3)   60-65 (-11)  43-48        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+25) 53-58 (+32)  80-85        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G20    S 10 G25     N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.12         0.26         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            3            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 33                      N 21         
DISPERSION                         77 GOOD                   24 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-252030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
320 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+4)   62-67 (-5)   45-50        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+11)  43-48 (+10)  81-86        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    SW  7 G15    N  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           90           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.29         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            2            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     N 18         
DISPERSION                         87 GOOD                   35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-252030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
320 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   60-65 (-9)   43-48        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+3)   44-49 (+14)  80-85        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 10 G21    S 10 G20     N  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.27         0.04         
LAL                   1            3            3            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 33                      N 22         
DISPERSION                         109 VERY GOOD             43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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 AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-252030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
320 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010 /220 PM CDT WED MAR 24 2010/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+6)   61-66 (-10)  44-49        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+6)   45-50 (+17)  79-84        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G20     S 10 G21     N 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           80           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.13         0.19         0.03         
LAL                   1            3            3            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 32                      N 24         
DISPERSION                         102 VERY GOOD             45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS NEAR
60. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
AROUND 60. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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