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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
545 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE 
INTO THE REGION EARLY TODAY...BRINGING SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO 
MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT 
AND CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY.  A FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY 
NIGHT BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND 
SATURDAY. 

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-091130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
545 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-13)  20-25 (-7)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-17)  80-85 (-7)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     W 10 G21     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 37                      W 20         
DISPERSION            92                        5            

REMARKS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP 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. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 25.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
11 TO 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-091130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
545 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-12)  19-24 (-7)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-15)  81-86 (-7)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G26                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G27     NW 13 G27    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 40                      W 22         
DISPERSION            76                        2            

REMARKS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. 

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

$$

TNZ072-074-091130-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
545 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-10)  20-25 (-6)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-12)  79-84 (-10)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G28                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G23    NW  8 G20    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 17         
DISPERSION            43                        3            

REMARKS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 20 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 9 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-091130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
545 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-7)   23-28 (-6)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-11)  73-78 (-15)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G23                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G20    NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 13         
DISPERSION            63                        6            

REMARKS...1 INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-091130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
545 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-6)   22-27 (-7)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-11)  73-78 (-15)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G23                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G23    NW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      W 16         
DISPERSION            67                        5            

REMARKS...1 INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
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 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 12 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-091130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
545 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-11)  22-27 (-6)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-13)  79-84 (-12)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G21                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G21     W  8 G19     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 36                      W 16         
DISPERSION            106                       11           

REMARKS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
12 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-091130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
545 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-8)   24-29 (-4)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-15)  77-82 (-15)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G19     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      W 14         
DISPERSION            89                        12           

REMARKS...1 INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-091130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
545 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009 /445 AM CST THU JAN 8 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-3)   25-30 (-6)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-12)  75-80 (-10)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G22    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            10 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      W 12         
DISPERSION            70                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

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