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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1010 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

...BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING INCREASING AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE INTO THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN TODAY...WITH SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY WITH 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL 
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TONIGHT WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE. COOLER 
AND DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-061530-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1010 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-3)   40-45 (-5)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+22)  87-92 (+14)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 13 G24                  NW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G27     S 13 G24     NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         1.44         0.47         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 25                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-061530-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1010 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-3)   42-47 (+1)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+27)  82-87 (0)    43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 18 G33                  NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 19 G35     S 20 G38     NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         1.48         0.50         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      SW 24        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-061530-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1010 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-3)   40-45 (-4)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+22)  86-91 (+8)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 22 G42                  NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 24 G46     S 23 G48     N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       4            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.47         1.84         0.28         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 26                      W 17         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE 
EVENING. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO LOWER 60S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO 
MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-061530-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1010 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-4)   43-48 (-3)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+20)  85-90 (+1)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 16 G36                  N  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 19 G37     S 18 G38     N 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         1.86         0.17         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      NW 18        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-061530-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1010 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-4)   44-49 (0)    51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+23)  84-89 (-4)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 12 G26                 NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 15 G27    SE 14 G27    N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.59         1.92         0.21         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      W 18         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   25 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 
30. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-061530-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1010 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-3)   42-47 (-7)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+22)  84-89 (+9)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 11 G22                  NW  7 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G23     S 11 G23     NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         1.53         0.40         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      W 20         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-061530-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1010 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-3)   39-44 (-10)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+20)  87-92 (+10)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 12 G26                  N  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G27     S 10 G25     N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       4            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.53         1.64         0.19         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 25                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST 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.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-061530-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1010 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 /910 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-5)   39-44 (-8)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+25)  95-100 (+9)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 13 G24                  N 10 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 15 G26     SW 10 G26    N 11 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.81         1.59         0.08         
LAL                   1            2            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      NW 23        
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. 
HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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