
976 
FNUS54 KMRX 261940
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
240 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES 
LATE ON TUESDAY...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-272045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
240 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+8)   55-60 (+5)   32-37        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+6)   37-42 (+16)  79-84        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6800                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      S  8         
DISPERSION                         48 GEN GOOD               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-272045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
240 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+9)   53-58 (+4)   32-37        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+5)   39-44 (+19)  81-86        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6700                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  9                      S 10         
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO 50S. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-272045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
240 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+9)   52-57 (+4)   32-37        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (+7)   47-52 (+25)  82-87        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6400                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  7                      S  9         
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO 50S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-272045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
240 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+7)   57-62 (+4)   34-39        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+18)  47-52 (+27)  84-89        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  3                      S 14         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO
5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-272045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
240 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+6)   58-63 (+4)   34-39        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+20) 48-53 (+29)  81-86        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6100                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  5                      SE 14        
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-272045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
240 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+6)   57-62 (+4)   33-38        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+11)  39-44 (+19)  82-87        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  7                      S  8         
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-272045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
240 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+8)   58-63 (+4)   35-40        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+9)   40-45 (+20)  82-87        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  5                      S 10         
DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-272045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
240 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012 /140 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+8)   58-63 (+3)   36-41        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+14)  43-48 (+23)  83-88        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  3                      S 15         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

