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FNUS54 KMRX 121950
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
245 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009

...BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE 
HUMIDITIES ON WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON 
TUESDAY...BRINGING SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER 
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL THEN QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS INTO THURSDAY. AN 
ARCTIC DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SETTLE OVER THE REGION... 
BRINGING UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-132030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
245 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+3)   41-46 (+2)   15-20        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+6)   37-42 (-8)   81-86        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G17                 SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 11 G20     NW 11 G19    SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      W 18         
DISPERSION                         17                        8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 
21. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS 5 TO 11. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 13 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS 18 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 23. 
HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-132030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+1)   40-45 (+2)   14-19        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+4)   39-44 (-6)   89-94        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 13 G23     NW 14 G26    SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.04         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      W 15         
DISPERSION                         14                        2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 
21. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS 5 TO 11. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 13 TO 26. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS 16 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 24. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-132030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
245 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+3)   40-45 (+1)   14-19        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+7)   34-39 (-4)   95-100       31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 11 G22    NW 10 G22    SW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.03         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      W 12         
DISPERSION                         16                        3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 12 TO 
23. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 3 TO 12. NORTH WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 13 TO 27. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO 
UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 
27. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 29. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO 
MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-132030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+1)   44-49 (0)    17-22        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+16) 32-37 (+1)   78-83        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 11 G22    NW  8 G20    SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      W 12         
DISPERSION                         12                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 16 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 6 TO 12. NORTH WINDS 5 
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-132030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-1)   46-51 (0)    16-21        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+19) 28-33 (-1)   82-87        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 12 G22    NW 10 G20    SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      NW 12        
DISPERSION                         13                        5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 16 TO 22. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 6 TO 11. NORTH WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS 18 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 
30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 19 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-132030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
245 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-2)   43-48 (+1)   16-21        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+11)  38-43 (-2)   80-85        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 11 G20     NW  9 G19    SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      W 13         
DISPERSION                         15                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 
22. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS 7 TO 13. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS 18 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 26. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO 
MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-132030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
245 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+1)   43-48 (0)    17-22        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+6)   33-38 (-4)   72-77        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G15                 S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G20    NW  7 G15    SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      SW 14        
DISPERSION                         16                        15           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-132030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
245 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 /145 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+1)   45-50 (0)    18-23        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+12)  32-37 (0)    66-71        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 11 G20    NW  7 G15    SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       2 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      W 12         
DISPERSION                         14                        15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 18 TO 24. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 11. NORTH WINDS 
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN 
THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$





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