
875 
FNUS54 KMRX 030927
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
427 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...
AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING CHANCES 
OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY AND OVERNIGHT AS A 
WARM FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.  UNSEASONABLY WARM 
DAY IS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH EARLY 
SUNDAY NIGHT.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-041030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
427 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+12)  44-49 (+14)  54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+3)   95-100 (+5)  67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         S  8 G16     SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.23         0.19         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 20         
DISPERSION            3                         9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 25 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-041030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
427 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+13)  43-48 (+13)  54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (0)    95-100 (+2)  68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  9 G16     SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.31         0.24         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 20         
DISPERSION                                      2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 30 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 17 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO
MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-041030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
427 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+12)  45-50 (+13)  55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-2)   95-100 (+6)  68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G17                 S  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G19     S 10 G19     W  7 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.42         0.22         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1600                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     W 16         
DISPERSION                                      1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-041030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
427 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+8)   47-52 (+14)  59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-1)   95-100 (+4)  69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G18     S  9 G18     SW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.47         0.23         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1400                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     W 18         
DISPERSION                                      2            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-041030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
427 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+11)  47-52 (+15)  59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-5)   95-100 (+4)  72-77        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SE  7        W  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.52         0.28         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1400                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 18         
DISPERSION                                                   

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 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. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-041030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
427 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+12)  44-49 (+12)  57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-5)   95-100 (+2)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SE  7        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.30         0.20         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W 20         
DISPERSION            5                         15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
30S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
19 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-041030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
427 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+10)  47-52 (+12)  59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+2)   95-100 (+3)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  7         SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.32         0.16         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1700                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     SW 18        
DISPERSION            5                         13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 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 MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-041030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
427 AM EST SAT JAN 3 2009 /327 AM CST SAT JAN 3 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+10)  48-53 (+11)  59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+12)  95-100 (+1)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G15     S  8 G15     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.42         0.17         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1400                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     W 20         
DISPERSION            4                         10           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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