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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

...BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER 
VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS THIS 
AFTERNOON AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. SOME SNOWFALL 
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY 
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST 
TENNESSEE. A WARMING TREND BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL 
BEGIN ON TUESDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-050900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-10)  29-34 (0)    37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+11)  72-77 (+9)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 NW 14 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G22     SW  7 G15    NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    6            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.23         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7900                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      NW 28        
DISPERSION            124 VERY GOOD             99 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-050900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-11)  27-32 (-1)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+6)   73-78 (+10)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G23                 NW 17 G34    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G27     W 10 G21     NW 14 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    6            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.13         0.14         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7900                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      NW 32        
DISPERSION            122 VERY GOOD             97 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 21 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 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 MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-050900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-9)   28-33 (+1)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-2)   70-75 (+5)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G24                 NW 14 G32    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G27     SW 13 G31    NW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    6            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7800                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      NW 28        
DISPERSION            104 VERY GOOD             64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-050900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-7)   30-35 (+1)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-1)   68-73 (+5)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G22                 NW 13 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G25     SW  9 G27    NW 11 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7900                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 25                     NW 25        
DISPERSION            131 VERY GOOD             77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-050900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-9)   29-34 (+1)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-3)   70-75 (+5)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G24                 NW 15 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G26     SW  9 G23    NW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8000                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 28                     NW 29        
DISPERSION            139 VERY GOOD             88 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             1                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-050900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-10)  30-35 (0)    40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+7)   70-75 (+7)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G20                  NW 14 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     SW  7 G15    NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.18         0.12         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7800                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      NW 28        
DISPERSION            131 VERY GOOD             100 GOOD     

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-050900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-8)   30-35 (+1)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (+5)   73-78 (+10)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G21                  NW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G23     SW  8 G20    NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.13         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7800                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      NW 24        
DISPERSION            140 VERY GOOD             92 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-050900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 /500 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (-4)   32-37 (+2)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (+2)   68-73 (+5)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G22                 NW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G24     SW  9 G24    N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7500                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 25                     NW 23        
DISPERSION            140 VERY GOOD             89 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 MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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