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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1245 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 
TODAY. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-031845-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1245 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-2)   30-35 (+4)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+25)  83-88 (+11)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET/RAIN   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 31                      SW 15        
DISPERSION            13                        2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-031845-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1245 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-2)   27-32 (+4)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+28)  89-94 (+7)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G25                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         W  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET/RAIN   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 31                      SW 15        
DISPERSION            4                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST 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 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-031845-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1245 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-1)   28-33 (+5)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+43)  95-100 (+3)  54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 11 G39                 SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        SW  6 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET/RAIN   NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      1 PM         
PRECIP END            4 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      SW 17        
DISPERSION            6                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-031845-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1245 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-2)   29-34 (+3)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+42)  93-98 (0)    58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G31                 S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      1 PM         
PRECIP END            4 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.03         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     SW 17        
DISPERSION            10                        3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-031845-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1245 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-3)   28-33 (+3)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+45)  95-100 (-2)  56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G25                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      1 PM         
PRECIP END            4 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.03         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 20         
DISPERSION            7                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-031845-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1245 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-3)   29-34 (+5)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+34)  89-94 (+6)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET/RAIN   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      SW 12        
DISPERSION            23                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-031845-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1245 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-1)   31-36 (+4)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+33)  92-97 (+9)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      1 PM         
PRECIP END            1 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      SW 16        
DISPERSION            23                        10           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-031845-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1245 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009 /1145 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-2)   33-38 (+4)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+29)  90-95 (+8)   61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      1 PM         
PRECIP END            1 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.03         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            21                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 60. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$


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