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

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. A FRONT
MOVES INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR RAIN LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT THERE WILL BE A CHANCE
FOR SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-092100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
318 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-12)  42-47 (+7)   32-37        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+1)   34-39 (-5)   80-85        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 11 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G16    SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW 11 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.49         
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      S 21         
DISPERSION                         14                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO 22.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 6 TO 18.
HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-092100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
318 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-13)  42-47 (+8)   30-35        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-3)   30-35 (-30)  83-88        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 14 G32     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G22    LGT/VAR      S  5         S 15 G33     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.43         
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      S 21         
DISPERSION                         8                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 9 TO 22.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-092100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
318 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-14)  43-48 (+8)   32-37        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+2)   30-35 (-27)  81-86        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 18 G40     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G22    LGT/VAR      S  6 G16     SW 13 G39    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.49         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 10                      S 22         
DISPERSION                         5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 26. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO 20.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-092100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
318 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-14)  47-52 (+4)   33-38        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-7)   30-35 (-15)  87-92        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 16 G34     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6 G17    LGT/VAR      SE  7 G16    SW 10 G33    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.51         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  8                      S 22         
DISPERSION                         6                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 26. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
18 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-092100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
318 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-14)  47-52 (+2)   32-37        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-7)   29-34 (-15)  86-91        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 11 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G21    LGT/VAR      SE  5        S  9 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.51         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     S 17         
DISPERSION                         8                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-092100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
318 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-13)  44-49 (+6)   32-37        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+2)   32-37 (-14)  86-91        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  9 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5 G15    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 11 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.48         
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  9                      S 14         
DISPERSION                         15                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 22.
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. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
10 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-092100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
318 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-13)  46-51 (+4)   35-40        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (+3)   32-37 (-2)   82-87        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 13 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         LGT/VAR      SW 10 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.50         
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  8                      S 22         
DISPERSION                         11                        19           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 21.
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. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
16 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-092100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
318 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009 /218 PM CST THU JAN 8 2009/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-14)  48-53 (+3)   36-41        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+4)   31-36 (-2)   88-93        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 13 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5 G16    S  5         S  7 G19     W 10 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.47         
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  8                      S 20         
DISPERSION                         10                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$








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