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FNUS54 KMRX 022031
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
PATCHY DENSE FOG...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
RAIN CHANCES THEN INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AHEAD OF 
A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS...WITH RAIN NOT ENDING UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES LATE 
SUNDAY NIGHT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-032145-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
331 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+4)   51-56 (+13)  44-49        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+19)  51-56 (-1)   95-100       66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.16         0.13         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     SW 30        
DISPERSION                         2                         35           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-032145-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
331 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+5)   51-56 (+14)  42-47        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 53-58 (-2)   95-100       68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  8         
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.19         0.14         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1900                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     W 28         
DISPERSION                         1                         19           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-032145-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
331 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+7)   51-56 (+12)  45-50        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+2)  64-69 (-2)   95-100       70-75        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       9 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.36         0.15         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1900                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     SW 22        
DISPERSION                         1                         8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-032145-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
331 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+7)   53-58 (+8)   47-52        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  67-72 (-1)   95-100       71-76        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           90           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.08         0.43         0.19         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     SW 18        
DISPERSION                         3                         14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-032145-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
331 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+7)   56-61 (+10)  48-53        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  66-71 (-2)   95-100       75-80        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           90           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.08         0.40         0.22         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1900                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      SW 17        
DISPERSION                         2                         13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
50. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. 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
MID TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-032145-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
331 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+6)   53-58 (+13)  43-48        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 57-62 (-7)   95-100       63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.24         0.14         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     SW 25        
DISPERSION                         6                         44           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-032145-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
331 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+6)   51-56 (+9)   47-52        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+14) 69-74 (+5)   95-100       66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           80           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.39         0.11         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     SW 22        
DISPERSION                         10                        38           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-032145-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
331 PM EST FRI JAN 2 2009 /231 PM CST FRI JAN 2 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+6)   55-60 (+10)  48-53        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+15) 69-74 (+13)  95-100       63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           40           90           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.08         0.51         0.10         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     SW 20        
DISPERSION                         13                        29           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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