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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
336 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. ABUNDANT MOISTURE
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE AREA 
TODAY WITH FLOODING POSSIBLE. HIGH WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN 
THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-100945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
336 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-1)   41-46 (+3)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+23)  89-94 (+15)  52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 13 G28                 W  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G29    SE  8 G20    NW  9        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            4            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.95         0.41         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 46                      W 12         
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-100945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
336 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-1)   41-46 (+3)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+20)  86-91 (+15)  49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 23 G44                 W  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 18 G41    SE 12 G26    NW 11 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            4            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.05         0.66         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 49                      W 14         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-100945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
336 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-2)   41-46 (+1)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+25)  89-94 (+11)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 24 G47                  NW  8        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 18 G46    S 10 G27     NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.31         0.46         0.06         
LAL                   5            5            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      6600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 49                      W 13         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. 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
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-100945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
336 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-1)   42-47 (-2)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+25)  95-100 (+19) 46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 16 G32                 NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G29    S  7 G15     NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       8            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.77         0.30         0.03         
LAL                   5            5            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 45                      NW 16        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID
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 IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-100945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
336 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (-1)   41-46 (-3)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+27)  95-100 (+22) 42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 14 G27                 NW  9        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E 11 G27     LGT/VAR      NW 12 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       8            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         2.01         0.45         0.02         
LAL                   5            5            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 46                      NW 17        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   68 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID
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 IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-100945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
336 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-1)   42-47 (+1)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+27)  85-90 (+13)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 12 G27                 W  9         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G27    SE  6 G17    W 10         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.03         0.46         0.08         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 40                      W 14         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. 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
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-100945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
336 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-2)   40-45 (-3)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+23)  91-96 (+12)  52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 12 G24                  NW  8        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G19    SE  5        W 10         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.25         0.22         0.07         
LAL                   5            4            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 39                      NW 16        
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   71 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-100945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
336 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011 /236 AM CST WED MAR 9 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+1)   40-45 (-2)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (+31)  90-95 (-2)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 12 G24                  NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G17    S  5         NW 11        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       7            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.77         0.12         0.02         
LAL                   5            4            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 38                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   83 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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