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FNUS54 KMRX 102023
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN SHOWERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 
COLDER AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT. 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON SUNDAY 
AND MONDAY...ALLOWING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-112130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (0)    36-41 (-8)   21-26        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+21) 51-56 (-10)  92-97        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G24    W  6         LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         25                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO MID 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 4 TO 11. HIGHS 17 TO 27. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. HIGHS IN THE 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-112130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (0)    35-40 (-14)  19-24        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+22) 55-60 (-3)   95-100       39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G30    NW  7 G15    W  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W  8         
DISPERSION                         16                        4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO
29. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 11 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
6 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 14. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-112130-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (0)    36-41 (-13)  19-24        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+31) 52-57 (-1)   95-100       29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G33    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     W  5         
DISPERSION                         10                        3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 10 TO 22. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
9 TO 19. HIGHS NEAR 30. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 4 TO 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 6 TO 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-112130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+2)   41-46 (-14)  21-26        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+20)  45-50 (-6)   88-93        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G27    N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            3 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      NW  3        
DISPERSION                         18                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 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. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-112130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+4)   42-47 (-9)   22-27        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+18) 41-46 (-17)  86-91        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G24     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            3 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W  5         
DISPERSION                         17                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 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 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 7 TO 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 16. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-112130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+5)   37-42 (-10)  20-25        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 52-57 (-12)  95-100       39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G18    W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     W  8         
DISPERSION                         26                        16           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST 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 7 TO 14. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-112130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (0)    38-43 (-9)   22-27        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+22) 48-53 (-11)  90-95        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     W  7         
DISPERSION                         26                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
11 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-112130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 /223 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (0)    41-46 (-12)  24-29        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+21) 43-48 (-15)  79-84        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G21     N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            3 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      W  5         
DISPERSION                         30                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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