000 FNUS54 KOHX 251742 AAA FWFOHX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1245 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 .DISCUSSION... THE MID STATE IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WITH A WEAK RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING TO THE GULF COAST. THIS RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CWA THROUGH FRIDAY KEEPING NORTHERLY WINDS AND DRY WEATHER OVER THE MID STATE. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD AND BY FRIDAY EVENING BE LOCATED OVER THE CAROLINAS. THIS SYSTEM WILL STAY EAST OF THE MID STATE BEFORE MOVING UP THE APPALACHIAN CHAIN DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL CREATE THE CHANCE OF ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS FORMING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY OVER THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION. NEXT TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE MID STATE GIVING THE REGION IT NEXT BEST CHANCE OF SOME SCATTERED PRECIPITATION OVER THE MID STATE. TNZ009>011-029>034-063>066-078-252215- FIRE WEATHER ZONE DISTRICT 4 CANNON-CLAY-CUMBERLAND-DE KALB-FENTRESS-JACKSON-MACON-OVERTON- PICKETT-PUTNAM-SMITH-TROUSDALE-WARREN-WHITE- 1245 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (-3) 52 (0) 74 76 RH % (24H TREND) 22 (-8) 83 (+11) 41 50 20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 3-7 NW 3-7 20FTWND-PM(MPH) NE 10 G17 N 3-7 N 4-8 NW 3-7 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 PRECIP DURATION 1 1 PRECIP CHC BEGINS 2 PM CONTINUING PRECIP CHC ENDS CONTINUING NOON MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4938 4703 5636 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 20 N 10 HAINES INDEX 4 3 2 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. $$ TNZ005>008-023>028-059-062-252215- FIRE WEATHER ZONE DISTRICT 5 NORTH CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-DICKSON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON- RUTHERFORD-STEWART-SUMNER-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- 1245 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (-3) 52 (-1) 80 80 RH % (24H TREND) 20 (-6) 83 (+10) 33 41 20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 4-8 N 3-7 20FTWND-PM(MPH) NE 10 G16 N 4-8 N 6-10 N 4-8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP CHC BEGINS PRECIP CHC ENDS MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5686 5753 5281 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 NE 20 N 10 HAINES INDEX 4 4 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ TNZ056>058-060-061-075-092>096-252215- FIRE WEATHER ZONE DISTRICT 5 SOUTH BEDFORD-GILES-HARDIN-HICKMAN-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-LINCOLN-MARSHALL- MAURY-PERRY-WAYNE- 1245 PM CDT THU SEP 25 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI SAT CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 82 (-2) 52 (-2) 81 80 RH % (24H TREND) 15 (-10) 85 (+21) 19 24 20FTWND-AM(MPH) N 4-8 N 3-7 20FTWND-PM(MPH) N 10 G16 N 4-8 N 7-11 N 4-8 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PRECIP DURATION PRECIP CHC BEGINS PRECIP CHC ENDS MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5312 5996 5633 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 20 N 20 N 10 HAINES INDEX 5 4 3 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ 07