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FNUS54 KMRX 061925
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
325 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

.DISCUSSION...
...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED 
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE DRY AND SUMMER-LIKE TEMPERATURES
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS EARLY THURSDAY PRODUCING 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BRINGING A BRIEF END TO THE ELEVATED FIRE 
DANGER. DRY AND MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN FOR THIS WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-072030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
325 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+2)   79-84 (-4)   50-55        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-8)   25-30 (+3)   74-79        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G20                 SW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW  9 G19    S  9 G20     NW  8 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        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         0.42         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 30                     SW 31        
DISPERSION                         80 GOOD                   73 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
325 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (0)    77-82 (-3)   48-53        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-5)   26-31 (+3)   74-79        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     SW 10 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        SW  8 G15    S 10 G22     W  9 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.50         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     SW 25        
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-072030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
325 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-1)   75-80 (-2)   49-54        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (0)    22-27 (-1)   74-79        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G19                  SW 11 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     SW 10 G20    S 11 G26     NW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.47         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     SW 29        
DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               59 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO
MID 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-072030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
325 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+1)   78-83 (-2)   51-56        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-2)   27-32 (+2)   75-80        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G19                  SW 12 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G17     S 10 G19     S 10 G23     NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.48         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 29                     SW 28        
DISPERSION                         71 GOOD                   69 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-072030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
325 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (0)    77-82 (-3)   50-55        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (0)    25-30 (+1)   78-83        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G17                  SW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S 10 G19     S  8 G20     NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.49         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     SW 29        
DISPERSION                         74 GOOD                   81 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-072030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
325 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (0)    80-85 (-3)   51-56        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-7)   25-30 (+2)   74-79        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G17                 SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW  9 G17    S  7 G15     NW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.42         
LAL                   1            1            3            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     SW 29        
DISPERSION                         55 GEN GOOD               61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-072030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
325 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+1)   80-85 (-3)   54-59        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-7)   25-30 (+2)   72-77        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G20                 SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     SW 10 G19    S  8 G18     NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.41         
LAL                   1            1            4            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 31                     SW 26        
DISPERSION                         93 GOOD                   63 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-072030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
325 PM EDT TUE APR 6 2010 /225 PM CDT TUE APR 6 2010/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+2)   80-85 (-3)   55-60        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-5)   28-33 (+6)   72-77        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G18                  W  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     SW 10 G19    S  8 G19     NW  7 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.09         0.40         
LAL                   1            1            4            5            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 30                     W 24         
DISPERSION                         96 GOOD                   63 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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