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FNUS54 KMRX 161905
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT  
PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. ANOTHER 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AND BRING 
MORE DRY WEATHER INTO NEXT WEEK


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-172015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
305 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-2)   61-66 (-15)  33-38        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-7)   26-31 (-3)   74-79        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G19                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     NW 11 G20    NW  9 G16    NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6100                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW 17        
DISPERSION                         73 GOOD                   58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-172015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
305 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (0)    60-65 (-14)  31-36        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-5)   27-32 (-2)   77-82        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G22                 NW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G20     NW 13 G23    NW 10 G21    NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6200                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         72 GOOD                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-172015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
305 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-2)   61-66 (-12)  31-36        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (+3)   28-33 (+1)   73-78        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G17                 N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G19     NW  9 G17    NW  9 G18    N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 16                     N 14         
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-172015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
305 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-1)   67-72 (-10)  34-39        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+7)   31-36 (+4)   81-86        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7                     N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         NW  8        N  8 G17     N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     N 18         
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-172015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
305 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+1)   67-72 (-11)  33-38        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+4)   31-36 (+5)   82-87        18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G15                 N  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         NW  9        N  9 G17     N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     N 16         
DISPERSION                         42 GEN GOOD               35 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-172015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
305 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+1)   65-70 (-13)  33-38        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-3)   26-31 (0)    80-85        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         NW 10 G19    NW  7        NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6200                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         74 GOOD                   50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-172015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
305 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (-2)   65-70 (-14)  35-40        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-3)   26-31 (0)    74-79        20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         NW  9        N  7         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         58 GEN GOOD               44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-172015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
305 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 /205 PM CDT FRI APR 16 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (0)    69-74 (-12)  37-42        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+5)   29-34 (+5)   75-80        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7                     N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         NW  8 G16    N  8 G16     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     N 16         
DISPERSION                         50 GEN GOOD               51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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