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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010

...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TODAY WITH BREEZY 
WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...BRINGING ANOTHER DRY DAY WITH 
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE 
REGION ON SATURDAY...BRINGING BREEZY WINDS AND A FEW SHOWERS BY THE 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN QUICKLY BUILD 
BACK ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY...WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM 
TEMPERATURES CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-030745-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (+1)   47-52 (+3)   72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-1)   72-77 (-5)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         SW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      7200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  7                      SW 25        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               116 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 MPH OR LESS. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-030745-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (+4)   45-50 (+3)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-4)   71-76 (-7)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         S  9 G19     SW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  8                      S 23         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               72 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-030745-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      76-81 (+3)   46-51 (+3)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-2)   70-75 (-4)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 16 G30     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G24     SW 11 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  9                      S 29         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   71 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. 
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO 
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-030745-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (+1)   47-52 (+4)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-4)   72-77 (-6)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7                      S 14 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  8 G19     SW  8 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      S 28         
DISPERSION            37 FAIR                   81 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-030745-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (0)    45-50 (+4)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (0)    74-79 (-10)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     S 12 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         SE  7 G16    SW 10 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      S 25         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   87 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-030745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      80-85 (+3)   48-53 (+3)   72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-3)   74-79 (-4)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 11 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  7                      SW 23        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               82 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S 
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-030745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      80-85 (+4)   50-55 (+3)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-6)   69-74 (-5)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 12 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6 G15     S  5 G15     SW  9 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      SW 30        
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   110 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-030745-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010 /500 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      81-86 (+3)   50-55 (+3)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-5)   72-77 (-6)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G15                  S 12 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G15     S  7 G17     SW  6 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      SW 28        
DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               89 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS NEAR 80. 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 

$$

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