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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
237 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010


...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON...


.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY RESULTING 
IN DRY CONDITIONS AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES.  A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE IN ON SUNDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-271945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
237 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-13)  56-61 (+16)  40-45        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-8)   25-30 (-39)  68-73        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 15 G29     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE 10 G22    S 10 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            90           
PRECIP DURATION                                              8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.55         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 15                      S 32         
DISPERSION                         30 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-271945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
237 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-14)  54-59 (+13)  39-44        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-13)  25-30 (-33)  67-72        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5                     SE 14 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  8 G16    SE 16 G33    S 11 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.74         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      S 36         
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-271945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
237 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-13)  55-60 (+12)  42-47        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-11)  23-28 (-32)  68-73        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 18 G36     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7 G18     S 16 G36     S 14 G30     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.58         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 15                      S 38         
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-271945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
237 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-15)  60-65 (+12)  45-50        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-4)   25-30 (-28)  80-85        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 15 G29     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8 G17     SE 15 G32    S 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.57         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 20                      S 36         
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. EAST 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. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-271945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
237 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-17)  60-65 (+10)  45-50        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-1)   24-29 (-29)  80-85        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 12 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         SE 16 G31    S 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         0.63         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 21                     S 33         
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   25 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-271945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
237 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-15)  59-64 (+14)  41-46        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-9)   23-28 (-32)  70-75        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 12 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        SE  9 G21    S  8 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.55         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 14                      S 29         
DISPERSION                         34 FAIR                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-271945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
237 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-13)  61-66 (+15)  45-50        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-9)   25-30 (-25)  69-74        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 14 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         S  8 G20     S 12 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.48         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 14                      S 36         
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-271945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
237 PM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010 /137 PM CDT FRI MAR 26 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-12)  62-67 (+13)  47-52        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-7)   25-30 (-23)  76-81        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 14 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  9 G16     SE 13 G26    S 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.50         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 21                      S 33         
DISPERSION                         57 GEN GOOD               49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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