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FNUS54 KMRX 082003
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
303 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT THROUGH THE REGION 
TONIGHT AND AND INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN APPALCHIANS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL ON 
FRIDAY DO TO THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NORMAL 
FOR THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-092115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
303 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-6)   52-57 (-10)  26-31        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+23)  35-40 (-14)  60-65        18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9         NW 10 G19    N  9 G16     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.66         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     N  9         
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-092115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-5)   51-56 (-10)  26-31        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+22)  34-39 (-16)  60-65        18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G20    NW 12 G22    NW  9 G20    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.76         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     N  8         
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-092115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
303 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-4)   52-57 (-6)   28-33        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+29)  33-38 (-23)  64-69        15-20        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G24    N  9 G18     N  8 G17     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.93         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 16                      NE  3        
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-092115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-3)   55-60 (-8)   30-35        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+18)  33-38 (-21)  73-78        20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G20    N  9         N  9 G18     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.94         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      E  3         
DISPERSION                         30 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-092115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-2)   55-60 (-7)   30-35        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+18)  33-38 (-22)  74-79        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G18    N 10         N  7 G16     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.86         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      E  3         
DISPERSION                         24 FAIR                   11 POOR      
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-092115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
303 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-4)   53-58 (-11)  28-33        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+21)  34-39 (-15)  62-67        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G15     NW  9 G17    N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.78         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 16                     NE  8        
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-092115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
303 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-5)   54-59 (-11)  30-35        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+20)  34-39 (-17)  68-73        18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    N  8 G16     N  7 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.81         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      NE  9        
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-092115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
303 PM EST THU MAR 8 2012 /203 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-5)   56-61 (-9)   31-36        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+13)  33-38 (-20)  72-77        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8                      NE  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     N  9         N  8 G16     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.99         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      E  8         
DISPERSION                         46 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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