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FNUS54 KOHX 111031
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
531 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL TRACK 
THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TODAY WHILE PUSHING A COLD FRONT 
THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE EARLY THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE COLD 
FRONT...WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND INTENSIFY WITH 
GUSTS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH...AND POSSIBLY UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH 
THIS AFTERNOON. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL ALSO FOLLOW AND REMAIN 
OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
RETURN TUESDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY.


TNZ009>011-029>034-063>066-078-112230-
FIRE WEATHER ZONE DISTRICT 4
CANNON-CLAY-CUMBERLAND-DE KALB-FENTRESS-JACKSON-MACON-OVERTON-
PICKETT-PUTNAM-SMITH-TROUSDALE-WARREN-WHITE-
531 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           10           0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (-9)      45 (-10)     67           77           
RH % (24H TREND)      48 (+2)      81 (-3)      39           36           
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       W 21                      NW 13        LGT/VAR      
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 23         W 21         NW 13        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.01         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                                   
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7600                      6000         4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 44                      NW 26        NE  7        
DISPERSION            187                       106          24           
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 53 TO 58. HIGHS 67 TO 73. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS 54 TO 59. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 51 TO 56. HIGHS
65 TO 70. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 45 TO
51. HIGHS 63 TO 70. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 54. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

$$

TNZ005>008-023>028-059-062-112230-
FIRE WEATHER ZONE DISTRICT 5 NORTH
CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-DICKSON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-
RUTHERFORD-STEWART-SUMNER-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
531 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      66 (-9)      46 (-11)     70           78           
RH % (24H TREND)      46 (-3)      85 (+1)      37           35           
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       W 23                      NW 12        SE  5        
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 23         NW 21        NW 12        S  5         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION       2                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          6 AM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6800                      5100         3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 44                      NW 18        E  8         
DISPERSION            178                       60           18           
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT SOUTH WINDS.
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 50 TO 56. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 51. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 48 TO 54. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

$$

TNZ056>058-060-061-075-092>096-112230-
FIRE WEATHER ZONE DISTRICT 5 SOUTH
BEDFORD-GILES-HARDIN-HICKMAN-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-LINCOLN-MARSHALL-
MAURY-PERRY-WAYNE-
531 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
TEMP (24H TREND)      70 (-6)      46 (-13)     73           79           
RH % (24H TREND)      41 (-7)      83 (-4)      33           34           
20FTWND-AM(MPH)       W 21                      NW 12        SE  5        
20FTWND-PM(MPH)       W 21         NW 19        NW 12        S  5         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6900                      4700         4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 39                      NW 22        E  6         
DISPERSION            168                       52           14           
HAINES INDEX          3            3            4            3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
56 TO 61. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS 72 TO 77. LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 53 TO 58. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS. 

$$

LAROSA