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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
420 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY... 

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY DRY AND SUMMER-LIKE 
TEMPERATURES TODAY.  A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE 
VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY... 
PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  DRY AND MORE SEASONAL 
TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN FOR THIS WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-080930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
420 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      79-84 (-4)   52-57 (-1)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-4)   76-81 (+11)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G21                 SW 11 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    S  9 G18     W  7 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.37         
LAL                   1            3            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7500                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 32                     W 28         
DISPERSION            150 VERY GOOD             84 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...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER
30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-080930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
420 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (-3)   50-55 (0)    60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    76-81 (+6)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G17                 SW 10 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    S  9 G19     W  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.41         
LAL                   1            3            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8600                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     W 24         
DISPERSION            104 VERY GOOD             53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-080930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
420 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (-2)   51-56 (+3)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-2)   74-79 (+4)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 12 G26                 SW 12 G29    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    S 11 G25     NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.61         
LAL                   1            3            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     SW 23        
DISPERSION            80 GOOD                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-080930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
420 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (-2)   54-59 (+5)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+2)   79-84 (-2)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 11 G22                  SW 10 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G20     S 10 G22     W  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.75         
LAL                   1            3            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     W 21         
DISPERSION            95 GOOD                   52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-080930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
420 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (-3)   53-58 (+7)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+3)   80-85 (-9)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G18                 SW 10 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G18     S  8 G17     W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.74         
LAL                   1            3            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7100                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     W 24         
DISPERSION            112 VERY GOOD             67 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-080930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
420 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      81-86 (-2)   53-58 (+3)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    75-80 (-2)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G17                 SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    S  6         NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.40         
LAL                   1            3            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     W 24         
DISPERSION            117 VERY GOOD             74 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-080930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
420 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      80-85 (-3)   55-60 (+1)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    75-80 (+5)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G20                  SW  7 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G20    S  8 G19     W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.44         
LAL                   1            4            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30                     W 22         
DISPERSION            123 VERY GOOD             68 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-080930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
420 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010 /320 AM CDT WED APR 7 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      79-84 (-4)   55-60 (+1)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+5)   75-80 (+4)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 10 G21                  SW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G21     S  8 G19     W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.39         
LAL                   1            4            3            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     W 22         
DISPERSION            123 VERY GOOD             70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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