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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
347 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009


...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TODAY ALLOWING SUNSHINE ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
REGION. 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.



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-101100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
347 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+8)   32-37 (+15)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-12)  85-90 (+5)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 6            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.33         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      SW 44        
DISPERSION            7                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
13 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
6 TO 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-101100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
347 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+9)   30-35 (+14)  46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-34)  84-89 (+6)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.29         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      SW 36        
DISPERSION            2                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 22.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
9 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-101100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
347 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+10)  32-37 (+15)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-33)  83-88 (+8)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         SW  9        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.41         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      1500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      SW 40        
DISPERSION            2                         1             

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 27. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 23.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
11 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-101100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
347 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+8)   31-36 (+10)  50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-23)  87-92 (+21)  49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.43         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     SW 37        
DISPERSION            4                         1             

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 28. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-101100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
347 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   29-34 (+8)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-23)  89-94 (+21)  49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.43         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      SW 36        
DISPERSION            2                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. 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 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-101100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
347 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+9)   29-34 (+10)  49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-21)  92-97 (+12)  53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 6            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.35         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      1300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      SW 39        
DISPERSION            9                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 22.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
10 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-101100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
347 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+7)   33-38 (+13)  50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-9)   90-95 (+14)  51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            6            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.41         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      1300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     SW 41        
DISPERSION            12                        5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-101100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
347 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009 /247 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   34-39 (+12)  51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-9)   89-94 (+20)  54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            6            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.43         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      1300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     SW 37        
DISPERSION            11                        8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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