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FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION THIS EVENING...TRIGGERING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ON SUNDAY...AS 
THIS SYSTEM PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 
SLIGHTLY COOLER ON SUNDAY...BUT THEY WILL STILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL 
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-9)   64-69 (+1)   45-50        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-4)   43-48 (-7)   86-91        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G18                 N  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 12 G21    N  9 G18     N  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.20         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   3            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 25                      N 17         
DISPERSION                         62 GOOD                   45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-251945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-9)   63-68 (+2)   44-49        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-5)   43-48 (-6)   85-90        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G15                 N  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         NW 11 G21    NW  9 G20    N  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           40           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.11         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   3            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 24                      N 16         
DISPERSION                         47 GEN GOOD               31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-251945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-4)   62-67 (+2)   44-49        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-12)  42-47 (-2)   84-89        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G19                 N  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        NW 10 G20    N  9 G19     N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   3            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 23                      N 15         
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-251945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-6)   65-70 (+2)   46-51        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-13)  40-45 (-2)   82-87        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G18                 N 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        NW 10 G19    N  8 G17     N 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 22                      N 21         
DISPERSION                         53 GEN GOOD               45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-251945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-8)   65-70 (+2)   44-49        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-15)  39-44 (-2)   83-88        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G19                 N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW 11 G20    N  9 G16     N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 24                      N 17         
DISPERSION                         57 GEN GOOD               38 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-251945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
300 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-9)   66-71 (+1)   45-50        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-6)   41-46 (-5)   85-90        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G15                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  9 G16    NW  5        N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.11         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   3            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 22                      N 14         
DISPERSION                         61 GOOD                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-251945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
300 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-7)   66-71 (+2)   46-51        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-7)   41-46 (-4)   85-90        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G17                 NE  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  9 G18    N  6         N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.04         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      N 16         
DISPERSION                         62 GOOD                   48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-251945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
300 PM EDT SAT MAR 24 2012 /200 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-7)   67-72 (+2)   47-52        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-9)   40-45 (0)    82-87        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G16                 NE  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        NW  9 G17    N  8 G15     NE  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   3            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      N 21         
DISPERSION                         63 GOOD                   59 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. EAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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