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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
411 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR PRODUCING DRY
WEATHER AND NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES TODAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION RETURNS BRIEFLY FRIDAY...AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-021000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
411 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+8)   25-30 (+13)  42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-22)  69-74 (-15)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  5         SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      W 23         
DISPERSION            3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30.
HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-021000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
411 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+6)   23-28 (+11)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      15-20 (-25)  83-88 (+1)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      W  8 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      W 24         
DISPERSION            4                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-021000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
411 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+5)   22-27 (+9)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      11-16 (-24)  85-90 (-1)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G18    SW  5        W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            5                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-021000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
411 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+6)   24-29 (+7)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      10-15 (-21)  90-95 (+7)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.07         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      SW 13        
DISPERSION            11                        3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-021000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
411 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+6)   23-28 (+6)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      9-14 (-20)   95-100 (+11) 47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.08         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 15                     W 15         
DISPERSION            5                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 40. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-021000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
411 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+7)   23-28 (+8)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-17)  81-86 (+1)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      W 18         
DISPERSION            10                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-021000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
411 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+8)   27-32 (+10)  44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-16)  79-84 (+1)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      SW 15        
DISPERSION            14                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-021000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
411 AM EST THU JAN 1 2009 /311 AM CST THU JAN 1 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+6)   29-34 (+9)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-16)  80-85 (-5)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.05         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      SW 10        
DISPERSION            22                        8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$








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