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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
403 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AIR AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING CLOUDS AND 
SHOWERS TO THE AREA TODAY. COLDER AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION 
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT...AND THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF 
SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...BEFORE DRIER AIR 
BRINGS AND END TO THE PRECIPITATION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS 
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...ALLOWING FOR A 
BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER.



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-111100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
403 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+9)   28-33 (-1)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+22)  95-100 (+34) 43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G18    W  6 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           20            
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            1             
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 AM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.11         0.01         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1500                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 41                     NW 17        
DISPERSION            1                         24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 27. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING WEST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO
22. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
1 TO 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 3 TO 12. HIGHS 16 TO 27. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-111100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
403 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+7)   28-33 (0)    36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+25)  95-100 (+29) 45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G17                  NW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G20     SW  8 G20    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.15         0.01         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1500                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 33                     NW 21        
DISPERSION            1                         15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO
23. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
6 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 3 TO 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-111100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
403 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+5)   28-33 (-2)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+28)  95-100 (+29) 45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G24                  NW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G26    SW  9 G24    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.14         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1600                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 38                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            1                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 26. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 12 TO
23. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
9 TO 19. HIGHS NEAR 30. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 6 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-111100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
403 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+1)   30-35 (-1)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+37)  95-100 (+23) 40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G18                  NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G18     W  6 G18     NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.15         0.00         
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 38                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            1                         14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO
23. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
12 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-111100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
403 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+1)   29-34 (-1)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+43)  95-100 (+17) 37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        W  6         W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.23         0.00         
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 36                     NW 21        
DISPERSION            1                         16           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
12 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID
30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-111100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
403 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+5)   29-34 (+3)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+31)  95-100 (+19) 46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        W  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.11         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1400                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 37                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            3                         23           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
7 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 6 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-111100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
403 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+4)   30-35 (0)    39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+30)  95-100 (+20) 47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    W  7         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.06         0.00         
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 41                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            7                         20           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
11 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-111100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
403 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 /303 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+1)   31-36 (-1)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+33)  95-100 (+22) 46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G15                  N  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    NW  8 G18    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.06         0.00         
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1400                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 38                     NW 15        
DISPERSION            10                        22           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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