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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
310 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY WEATHER AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE REGION BY FRIDAY...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND A
CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN
AFFECT THE REGION ON SATURDAY...BRINGING SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-040915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
310 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-2)   30-35 (+2)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-6)   65-70 (-1)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6                     S 10 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        SE  6        S 13 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 14                     S 25         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   93 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-040915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
310 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-1)   26-31 (0)    54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-7)   69-74 (-1)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7                     SE 12 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8        SE  8        S 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      S 25         
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               76 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-040915-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
310 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-1)   28-33 (0)    53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-8)   71-76 (0)    37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6                     S 14 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        SE  8 G15    S 15 G28     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      S 33         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...BREEZY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-040915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
310 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (0)    31-36 (-2)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-5)   80-85 (+1)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G17                 SE 12 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G17    SE  9 G18    SE 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 23                     S 36         
DISPERSION            68 GOOD                   77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-040915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
310 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (0)    30-35 (-2)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-3)   84-89 (+7)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G15                 SE 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8        SE  8 G15    SE 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 22                     S 33         
DISPERSION            76 GOOD                   95 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-040915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
310 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-1)   29-34 (+1)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-6)   72-77 (+2)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6                     SE  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        SE  6        S 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 15                     S 24         
DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               74 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-040915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
310 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-2)   34-39 (+2)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-5)   72-77 (+2)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     S 10 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         S  5         S 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      S 33         
DISPERSION            50 GEN GOOD               93 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-040915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
310 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 /210 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (0)    37-42 (+1)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-6)   74-79 (+4)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G19                 S 11 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G22    SE  8 G19    S 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 23                     S 35         
DISPERSION            80 GOOD                   94 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS NEAR 60.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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