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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
306 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE 
OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON SUNDAY...BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY 
AND SOME SNOW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND 
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. DRY WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN
FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-042115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
306 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-11)  41-46 (-7)   24-29        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-19)  28-33 (+1)   95-100       38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G22                  NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         W 12 G21     W  6 G17     NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.15         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7800                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 23        
DISPERSION                         113 VERY GOOD             78 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-042115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-16)  38-43 (-10)  23-28        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-20)  30-35 (+1)   93-98        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 14 G29                 NW 13 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G18     W 15 G26     W  9 G23     NW 13 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.14         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7700                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      NW 29        
DISPERSION                         116 VERY GOOD             82 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 28. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-042115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
306 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-13)  40-45 (-8)   25-30        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-25)  25-30 (-9)   83-88        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 12 G25                 NW 13 G32    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         W 16 G29     SW 10 G24    NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.10         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7800                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      NW 26        
DISPERSION                         108 VERY GOOD             64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-042115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-12)  46-51 (-5)   27-32        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-22)  25-30 (-4)   87-92        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G24                 NW 11 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 13 G24     SW  6 G17    NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           40           10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 25                     NW 23        
DISPERSION                         129 VERY GOOD             77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-042115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-14)  45-50 (-7)   26-31        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-22)  25-30 (-7)   87-92        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 12 G24                 NW 13 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 14 G25     W  7 G18     NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.04         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7900                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 28                     NW 28        
DISPERSION                         134 VERY GOOD             87 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-042115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
306 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-12)  42-47 (-9)   24-29        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-21)  28-33 (0)    95-100       36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G25                  NW 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        W 13 G21     SW  5 G16    NW 10 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.08         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7600                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 23        
DISPERSION                         123 VERY GOOD             89 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-042115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
306 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-10)  46-51 (-6)   26-31        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-27)  25-30 (+1)   93-98        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G21                  NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         W 12 G21     SW  5        NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.06         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7700                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      NW 21        
DISPERSION                         134 VERY GOOD             84 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-042115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
306 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 /206 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-9)   48-53 (-5)   28-33        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (-26)  24-29 (+1)   84-89        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G19                 NW  9 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        W 12 G23     SW  6        N  8         
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7600                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      NW 21        
DISPERSION                         138 VERY GOOD             88 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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