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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
440 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS...PRODUCING SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS 
TODAY.  DRY AND MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN FOR THE 
WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-090945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
440 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-19)  35-40 (-20)  53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+30)  84-89 (+11)  29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 12 G23                 NW 10 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G21     W  7 G16     W 10 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.55         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      8200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     W 24         
DISPERSION            71 GOOD                   132 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-090945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
440 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-17)  33-38 (-19)  51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+29)  85-90 (+3)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 12 G23                 NW 11 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G24     NW  9 G18    NW 12 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.72         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     W 28         
DISPERSION            61 GOOD                   127 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-090945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
440 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-16)  33-38 (-19)  54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+35)  85-90 (+2)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 15 G29                 NW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6 G20     NW  6 G15    NW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.65         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      7800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     NW 23        
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               93 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-090945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
440 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-16)  36-41 (-19)  62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+30)  88-93 (+6)   21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 14 G25                 NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G22     NW  6        NW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.72         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      7900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     NW 21        
DISPERSION            84 GOOD                   107 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. WEST 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
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-090945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
440 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-14)  36-41 (-17)  62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+30)  89-94 (+6)   21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 11 G21                  NW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G20     NW  6        NW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.76         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7500                      8700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     NW 25        
DISPERSION            122 VERY GOOD             142 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-090945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
440 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-18)  36-41 (-18)  57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+29)  82-87 (-1)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G21                 W  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G18     W  6         W  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.59         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      7800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     W 24         
DISPERSION            75 GOOD                   130 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-090945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
440 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-18)  36-41 (-21)  59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+25)  80-85 (-1)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 12 G22                 NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G20     NW  5        NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                              
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.58         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      7400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     NW 22        
DISPERSION            84 GOOD                   115 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
70S TO LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-090945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
440 AM EDT THU APR 8 2010 /340 AM CDT THU APR 8 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-17)  37-42 (-21)  62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+21)  83-88 (-3)   22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G19                 NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6 G15     NW  7        NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.56         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      NW 18        
DISPERSION            73 GOOD                   96 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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