
922 
FNUS54 KMRX 261905
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
305 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY...WILL BRING 
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ON 
TUESDAY WILL HELP TO GENERATE A BETTER COVERAGE OF RAIN...WITH SOME 
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AS WELL. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN BY WEDNESDAY 
AND THURSDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-272015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
305 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-9)   53-58 (0)    32-37        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+13)  52-57 (-18)  95-100       29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5 G15                  W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G19     NW  9 G17    N  5         W  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.21         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      8400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW 17        
DISPERSION                         107 VERY GOOD             96 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-272015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
305 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-10)  52-57 (+1)   31-36        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+14)  49-54 (-15)  95-100       29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  7 G18                  NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G24     NW 11 G21    NW  8 G15    NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.15         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8100                      8500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     NW 20        
DISPERSION                         112 VERY GOOD             95 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE 30S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-272015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
305 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-7)   54-59 (+2)   32-37        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+15)  45-50 (-17)  95-100       28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G20                  NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G23     W 12 G23     NW  9 G20    NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.13         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8400                      8300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 16        
DISPERSION                         104 VERY GOOD             70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-272015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
305 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-6)   58-63 (+2)   35-40        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+14)  43-48 (-20)  92-97        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5 G17                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G19     W 11 G20     NW  8 G20    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.08         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8200                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 16        
DISPERSION                         121 VERY GOOD             81 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-272015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
305 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-5)   58-63 (+1)   35-40        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+14)  43-48 (-17)  93-98        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G17                  NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G18     W 11 G20     NW  9 G19    NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.07         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8500                      8200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 17        
DISPERSION                         126 VERY GOOD             92 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-272015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
305 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-9)   55-60 (0)    32-37        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+11)  50-55 (-15)  95-100       28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G20     W 10 G17     NW  5        W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.23         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7700                      8000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      NW 15        
DISPERSION                         114 VERY GOOD             87 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-272015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
305 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-7)   57-62 (+2)   33-38        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+14)  45-50 (-19)  95-100       27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G18     W 10 G19     NW  5        W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.18         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      7900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 14        
DISPERSION                         130 VERY GOOD             81 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-272015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
305 PM EDT MON APR 26 2010 /205 PM CDT MON APR 26 2010/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-6)   59-64 (+2)   37-42        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+14)  43-48 (-19)  87-92        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G18     W 11 G18     NW  7 G16    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.08         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8000                      8500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 14        
DISPERSION                         139 VERY GOOD             90 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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