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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
305 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS TODAY...AND TRACK 
NORTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS 
SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY...WITH 
FLOODING POSSIBLE. HIGH WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS 
AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-090915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
305 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+7)   38-43 (+10)  50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-7)   75-80 (+2)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6                     SE 14 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  9 G18     SE 11 G21    SE 15 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.12         1.25         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      S 47         
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-090915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
305 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+6)   37-42 (+10)  50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-7)   75-80 (+2)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G17                 SE 22 G38    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G21    SE 15 G32    SE 23 G40    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.17         1.39         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      S 51         
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BREEZY...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO 25 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-090915-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
305 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+6)   40-45 (+10)  51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-14)  71-76 (0)    48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6                     S 26 G48     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G19    SE 15 G36    S 25 G46     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.27         1.63         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      S 55         
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BREEZY...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 20 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-090915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
305 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+2)   43-48 (+10)  54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-5)   82-87 (+14)  56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G18                 SE 17 G33    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G22    SE 13 G25    S 15 G32     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.37         1.98         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 20                     S 48         
DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-090915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
305 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+1)   42-47 (+10)  54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-5)   83-88 (+16)  58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G19                 SE 16 G29    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G22    SE 13 G24    SE 15 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.32         2.28         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 20                     S 47         
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               47 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-090915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
305 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+6)   38-43 (+8)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-6)   80-85 (+6)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6                      E 14 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  9 G16     E  9 G20     SE 14 G30    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.13         1.37         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 13                     S 43         
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               66 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-090915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
305 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+5)   42-47 (+11)  55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-6)   77-82 (+6)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE 12 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  8 G15     SE  8 G18    S 12 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.39         1.38         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 13                     S 41         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   60 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-090915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
305 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011 /205 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+2)   46-51 (+13)  56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-2)   76-81 (+8)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G17                 SE 14 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G19    SE  9 G20    S 10 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.71         1.61         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 24                     S 41         
DISPERSION            72 GOOD                   50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 30.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

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