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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH 
DIGS IN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING INTO THE REGION BY FRIDAY 
AFTERNOON.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-110345-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
936 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+2)   46-51 (-6)   26-31        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+30) 55-60 (-1)   88-93        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      W 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  7 G20    W  9 G19     W 10 G20     W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           90           70           40           
PRECIP DURATION       2            6            4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.12         0.15         0.04         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 16                     NW 26        
DISPERSION                         43 GEN GOOD               97 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-110345-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
936 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+3)   44-49 (-6)   25-30        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+26)  54-59 (-2)   84-89        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G15                 NW 13 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G32    NW 12 G26    W 15 G30     W 10 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           90           70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            3            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.31         0.11         0.17         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      6600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     NW 31        
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   104 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-110345-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
936 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+1)   42-47 (-11)  25-30        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+21)  53-58 (-5)   89-94        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G16                  NW  9 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G25     W  9 G23     NW 12 G26    W  7 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            4            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.11         0.14         0.04         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 20                     NW 25        
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               72 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-110345-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
936 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-1)   46-51 (-9)   29-34        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+15)  53-58 (-12)  80-85        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G20                  NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G19     NW 11 G22    NW 12 G24    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.05         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW 25        
DISPERSION                         65 GOOD                   100 GOOD     

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-110345-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
936 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-1)   47-52 (-8)   29-34        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+20) 47-52 (-20)  76-81        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G19                 NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6 G17     NW 12 G22    NW 13 G24    NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.05         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     NW 30        
DISPERSION                         75 GOOD                   115 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-110345-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
936 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+2)   47-52 (-7)   28-33        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+23)  53-58 (-7)   85-90        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      W 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5 G15    W  9 G19     W 11 G20     W  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.10         0.10         0.01         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      NW 25        
DISPERSION                         57 GEN GOOD               100 GOOD     

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-110345-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
936 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-2)   43-48 (-12)  28-33        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+17) 58-63 (-6)   83-88        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G19                  W  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  9 G17     W  9 G18     W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.08         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW 24        
DISPERSION                         56 GEN GOOD               100 GOOD     

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-110345-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
936 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011 /836 PM CST WED MAR 9 2011/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-2)   42-47 (-15)  28-33        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+5)  54-59 (-18)  82-87        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G21                 NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        NW 11 G21    NW 10 G19    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.03         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     NW 25        
DISPERSION                         73 GOOD                   113 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS NEAR 60. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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