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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
316 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011

.DISCUSSION...
PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING 
ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. TEMPERATURES WILL 
CONTINUE BELOW NORMAL AS NORTHWEST FLOW USHERS IN COLDER AIR 
OVERNIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE 
AREA.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-012030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
316 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-10)  47-52 (+5)   34-39        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+10) 41-46 (-22)  82-87        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G17                  W 10 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 10 G18     W  7         W 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.06         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7300                      7300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      W 33         
DISPERSION                         90 GOOD                   153 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-012030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
316 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-9)   46-51 (+5)   33-38        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  37-42 (-28)  80-85        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G18                  W 12 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        W 11 G21     W  8 G20     W 16 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         2 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.06         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7400                      7400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      W 35         
DISPERSION                         86 GOOD                   138 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-012030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
316 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-9)   48-53 (+5)   33-38        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+2)   36-41 (-25)  82-87        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G17                  W 10 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 10 G19    W 11 G24     W 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         2 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            8 AM         CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7400                      7400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      W 29         
DISPERSION                         62 GOOD                   107 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WARMER. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-012030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
316 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-8)   53-58 (+6)   35-40        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-5)   36-41 (-20)  87-92        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8        W  8 G18     W 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7200                      7200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      NW 25        
DISPERSION                         69 GOOD                   111 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-012030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
316 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-7)   53-58 (+5)   35-40        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-9)   37-42 (-21)  86-91        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  6 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        W  7         W  7 G16     W 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7400                      7400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      NW 28        
DISPERSION                         83 GOOD                   123 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-012030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
316 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-9)   51-56 (+8)   35-40        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  36-41 (-27)  81-86        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  7 G16                  W 10 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 11 G20     W  5         W 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         2 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            8 AM         CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7300                      7300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      W 31         
DISPERSION                         89 GOOD                   159 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WARMER. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-012030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
316 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-10)  54-59 (+10)  37-42        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+5)   33-38 (-26)  80-85        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  8 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    W  5         W 11 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7200                      7200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      W 29         
DISPERSION                         79 GOOD                   148 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS
COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-012030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
316 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2011 /216 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2011/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-7)   56-61 (+9)   38-43        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+1)   35-40 (-18)  80-85        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  7 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G15    W  6         W 10 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      NW 25        
DISPERSION                         78 GOOD                   129 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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