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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
434 AM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY PRODUCING MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS AND 
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES.  A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH 
ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY MORNING PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS.
ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AND 
BRING MORE DRY WEATHER INTO NEXT WEEK

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-170945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
434 AM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      76-81 (-1)   47-52 (-2)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-4)   81-86 (-7)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G18                  NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G21     W  8 G16     NW 13 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.13         0.02         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    9700                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 25        
DISPERSION            153 VERY GOOD             86 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-170945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
434 AM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      74-79 (+1)   46-51 (0)    59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-7)   81-86 (-5)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G18                  NW 12 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G21     W  9 G20     NW 15 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.02         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8900                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      NW 25        
DISPERSION            119 VERY GOOD             71 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-170945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
434 AM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (+2)   46-51 (-2)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-11)  81-86 (+3)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      N  7 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G17     W  9 G19     NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.02         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    9000                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      NW 18        
DISPERSION            88 GOOD                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-170945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
434 AM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (+2)   48-53 (-1)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-10)  83-88 (+7)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G15     W  6         N 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7800                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      N 18         
DISPERSION            64 GOOD                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-170945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
434 AM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (+2)   47-52 (+1)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-9)   84-89 (+4)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G15     W  6         N 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8600                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      N 21         
DISPERSION            71 GOOD                   44 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-170945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
434 AM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (0)    50-55 (+1)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-7)   79-84 (-3)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G15                 NW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G19     W  7         NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.02         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8800                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      NW 22        
DISPERSION            129 VERY GOOD             84 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-170945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
434 AM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      79-84 (0)    50-55 (-2)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-7)   75-80 (-2)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5 G15                  N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     W  6         NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.01         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8200                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      NW 20        
DISPERSION            110 VERY GOOD             69 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-170945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
434 AM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 /334 AM CDT FRI APR 16 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      81-86 (+1)   52-57 (0)    68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-9)   76-81 (+5)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N 10 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G15     W  6         N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.01         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8900                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      N 18         
DISPERSION            98 GOOD                   61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TG/TD

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