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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
232 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM FRONT AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA 
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BRINGING SHOWERS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-261945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
232 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+6)   44-49 (-1)   35-40        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+3)   63-68 (+17)  90-95        60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E  7         NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           70           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.26         0.38         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  3                     W  8         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-261945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
232 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+5)   45-50 (0)    36-41        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-2)   63-68 (+16)  92-97        61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        SE  6 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           80           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.49         0.41         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            3            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     SW 18        
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-261945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
232 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+9)   48-53 (-1)   41-46        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+4)   64-69 (+21)  93-98        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  6 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5 G17     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.94         0.57         0.03         
LAL                   1            3            3            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     W 20         
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-261945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
232 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+10)  52-57 (-3)   48-53        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+10)  69-74 (+29)  95-100       55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  6 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  5 G15    N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         1.19         0.75         0.02         
LAL                   1            3            3            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     W 18         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-261945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
232 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+10)  52-57 (-5)   47-52        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+15)  70-75 (+30)  95-100       54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         1.34         0.76         0.02         
LAL                   1            3            3            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     W 25         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               38 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-261945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
232 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+7)   48-53 (-1)   39-44        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+11)  62-67 (+16)  92-97        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  5         E  7         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           80           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.48         0.44         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            3            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  3                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-261945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
232 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+9)   49-54 (-2)   42-47        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+5)   63-68 (+22)  93-98        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  5                     N  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NE  6        NE  6 G15    N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           90           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.67         0.53         0.01         
LAL                   1            3            3            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  5                      NW  9        
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-261945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
232 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011 /132 PM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+11)  52-57 (-3)   48-53        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+10)  65-70 (+28)  88-93        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  5                      N  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  6         E  5         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          100          30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.96         0.61         0.01         
LAL                   1            3            3            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2400                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  8                      W 12         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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