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FNUS54 KMRX 260325 AAB
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1125 PM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

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


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270430-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1125 PM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-3)   46-51 (-11)  28-33        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 43-48 (-12)  76-81        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G18                 SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     N  7         NE  5        S  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.31         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      S 15         
DISPERSION                         48 GEN GOOD               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-270430-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1125 PM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+2)   46-51 (-7)   25-30        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+7)   42-47 (-19)  80-85        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G19                 SE  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G25     NW  7 G16    NE  5        SE 11 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      S 17         
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S 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. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-270430-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1125 PM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+3)   48-53 (-6)   25-30        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+5)   40-45 (-17)  82-87        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 18 G39     N  5         LGT/VAR      S  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.32         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      S 15         
DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-270430-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1125 PM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+4)   52-57 (-6)   28-33        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-7)   38-43 (-14)  88-93        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G16                  SE  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G27    N  8 G17     NE  5        SE 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 22                      SE 20        
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-270430-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1125 PM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+6)   52-57 (-8)   28-33        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-7)   41-46 (-2)   87-92        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6 G15                  SE  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G21     N  9 G18     NE  5        SE 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 23                      SE 20        
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   35 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-270430-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1125 PM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+2)   52-57 (-5)   27-32        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+8)   37-42 (-22)  82-87        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G16                 SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G19     NW  6        LGT/VAR      SE  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      S 14         
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-270430-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1125 PM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (0)    53-58 (-4)   30-35        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+8)   35-40 (-27)  79-84        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G20    N  7 G15     LGT/VAR      S  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.38         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      S 14         
DISPERSION                         43 GEN GOOD               37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-270430-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1125 PM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 /1025 PM CDT THU MAR 25 2010/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (0)    55-60 (-1)   32-37        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+5)   33-38 (-32)  81-86        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 10 G19                  SE  8 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    N  9 G17     NE  5        S 12 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            8 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      S 21         
DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD               53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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