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FNUS54 KMRX 250751
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
351 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL PROGRESS FROM THE PLAINS STATES THROUGH THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY LATE TONIGHT BRINGING SHOWERS AND 
POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO TO THE REGION. SHOWERS WILL 
LINGER FRIDAY MORNING BEHIND THE SYSTEM ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER 
TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-260900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
351 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-7)   39-44 (-3)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+6)   87-92 (+5)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5 G15                  N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G21     SW  9 G19    N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           90           40           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.43         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     N 25         
DISPERSION            75 GOOD                   58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-260900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
351 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-6)   41-46 (+3)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+7)   87-92 (0)    44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G16                  NW  9        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G23     SW  9 G21    N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           40           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.37         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     N 23         
DISPERSION            62 GOOD                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 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. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY 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 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. 

$$

TNZ072-074-260900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
351 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (-12)  41-46 (+3)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+15)  91-96 (+3)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G21                  NW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 15 G28     SW  9 G23    N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            6            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.31         0.04         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 35                      N 22         
DISPERSION            63 GOOD                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-260900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
351 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-13)  43-48 (+3)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+26)  88-93 (-3)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G18                  NW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G24     SW  8 G20    N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           10           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.25         0.01         
LAL                   3            3            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 35                      N 26         
DISPERSION            84 GOOD                   65 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-260900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
351 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-13)  44-49 (+5)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+27)  88-93 (-8)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5 G16                  NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G22     S  7 G17     N  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.24         0.01         
LAL                   3            3            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 32                      N 29         
DISPERSION            72 GOOD                   68 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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>040-042-044-046-070-260900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
351 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-7)   43-48 (+3)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+10)  83-88 (0)    40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G19     SW  8 G17    N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           90           30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.36         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     N 21         
DISPERSION            83 GOOD                   58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-260900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
351 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-11)  40-45 (-3)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+18)  89-94 (+9)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G17                  N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G22     SW  9 G20    N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.32         0.02         
LAL                   3            3            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 35                     N 23         
DISPERSION            110 VERY GOOD             74 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-260900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
351 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 /251 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-13)  41-46 (-3)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+24)  84-89 (+1)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G17                  NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G20     SW  7 G17    N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           90           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            5                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.27         0.00         
LAL                   3            3            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 35                      N 25         
DISPERSION            108 VERY GOOD             86 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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