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FNUS54 KMRX 221855
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...TRIGGERING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW 
THUNDERSTORMS. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS WILL 
THEN BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION ON SATURDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BY SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-232000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+11)  72-77 (+5)   53-58        72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-8)   37-42 (+5)   80-85        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.06         0.05         0.30         
LAL                   1            3            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      SW 22        
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   68 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-232000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+9)   70-75 (+5)   52-57        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-6)   37-42 (+4)   78-83        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         S  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.06         0.04         0.30         
LAL                   1            3            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6700                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      SW 17        
DISPERSION                         51 GEN GOOD               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S. 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-232000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+4)   71-76 (+5)   53-58        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+1)   36-41 (+6)   78-83        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G15                 S  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW  6 G15    S  5 G16     S 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.04         0.05         0.72         
LAL                   1            3            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6800                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     SW 21        
DISPERSION                         53 GEN GOOD               32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN 
THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO 
UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO 
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S 
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-232000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+7)   75-80 (+6)   54-59        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+6)   35-40 (+2)   83-88        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7                     S  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G15    S  6         S 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.03         0.06         1.19         
LAL                   1            3            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     SW 22        
DISPERSION                         68 GOOD                   42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S. 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-232000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+11)  74-79 (+6)   52-57        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+2)   36-41 (+2)   84-89        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G15                 S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G15    LGT/VAR      S 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.04         0.04         1.05         
LAL                   1            3            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7000                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     SW 20        
DISPERSION                         65 GOOD                   56 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S. 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS NEAR 70.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-232000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
300 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+9)   74-79 (+5)   54-59        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-7)   36-41 (+4)   81-86        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.06         0.05         0.38         
LAL                   1            3            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      SW 17        
DISPERSION                         43 GEN GOOD               45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S 
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-232000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
300 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+8)   75-80 (+5)   56-61        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-3)   34-39 (+1)   80-85        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      S  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           50           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.04         0.07         0.73         
LAL                   1            3            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     SW 22        
DISPERSION                         52 GEN GOOD               55 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO 
LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-232000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
300 PM EDT THU APR 22 2010 /200 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+9)   77-82 (+6)   58-63        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (0)    33-38 (-1)   75-80        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      S  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7        S  5         S 10 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.03         0.17         1.51         
LAL                   1            3            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     SW 22        
DISPERSION                         69 GOOD                   56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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