
703 
FNUS54 KMRX 072023
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
323 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION 
TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO MUCH OF EAST TENNESSEE 
AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
RETURN TO THE REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-082130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
323 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-15)  33-38 (-13)  21-26        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-7)   50-55 (-19)  83-88        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G26     W 11 G20     NW  5        S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.10         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 30                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         116                       16           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO 17.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO
21. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-082130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-17)  33-38 (-12)  20-25        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-5)   50-55 (-14)  81-86        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G21                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 17 G29     W 14 G25     NW  7 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.16         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 33                      NW 15        
DISPERSION                         108                       8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO 19.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO
21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-082130-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
323 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-15)  35-40 (-10)  20-25        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-4)   47-52 (-12)  80-85        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  7 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 16 G32     W 12 G23     W  5 G16     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.11         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6000                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      NW 10        
DISPERSION                         71                        5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 29. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
9 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO
22. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-082130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-16)  41-46 (-6)   23-28        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-1)  44-49 (-9)   75-80        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G23     NW 11 G19    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM                                               
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      NW  8        
DISPERSION                         73                        8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-082130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-16)  42-47 (-5)   22-27        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-1)  42-47 (-11)  76-81        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G23     NW 12 G21    NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM        CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      NW 10        
DISPERSION                         81                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-082130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
323 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-17)  37-42 (-11)  23-28        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-4)   48-53 (-15)  79-84        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G25     W 12 G20     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.07         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6400                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 30                      W  9         
DISPERSION                         129                       14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO 19.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO
21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-082130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
323 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-15)  39-44 (-8)   24-29        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   44-49 (-15)  82-87        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  7 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G24     W 11 G20     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      W  8         
DISPERSION                         109                       12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
14 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO
22. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-082130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
323 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009 /223 PM CST WED JAN 7 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-10)  42-47 (-3)   25-30        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-5)   40-45 (-11)  73-78        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G21     NW 11 G20    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM                                               
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      NW  7        
DISPERSION                         87                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 50.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$










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