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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1150 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY WITH CLEARING 
SKIES FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AND WARMING TEMPERATURES. WARMING 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES MUCH 
ABOVE NORMAL.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-171700-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1150 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-2)   31-36 (-7)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-7)   89-94 (-2)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      W  8         
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-171700-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1150 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (-1)   29-34 (-7)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-14)  85-90 (0)    26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      W 10         
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-171700-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1150 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-1)   31-36 (-4)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-19)  78-83 (-9)   22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W  9         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-171700-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1150 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+1)   32-37 (-6)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-19)  84-89 (-10)  24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W  7         
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-171700-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1150 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+3)   29-34 (-9)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-28)  89-94 (-6)   23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     W  8         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   21 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-171700-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1150 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-1)   29-34 (-9)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-12)  92-97 (+7)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W  8         
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-171700-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1150 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-3)   34-39 (-4)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-11)  86-91 (+7)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W  8         
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID
70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-171700-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1150 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011 /1050 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+1)   34-39 (-4)   71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-18)  91-96 (+3)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W  8         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 50. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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