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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
332 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TODAY...BRINGING SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA.  ANOTHER 
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT...GENERATING SOME SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES 
INTO THURSDAY.  MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN BEHIND THE FRONT...FOR 
UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. 



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-141000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
332 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-1)   15-20 (-5)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-1)   76-81 (-6)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     NW  8 G16    SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      SW 30        
DISPERSION            30                        36           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
12 TO 19. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. 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 2 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 17 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-141000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
332 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-1)   14-19 (-5)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (0)    76-81 (-11)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G19     NW 11 G21    SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      W 24         
DISPERSION            18                        15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
11 TO 19. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS ZERO TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 28. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. NOT AS
COLD. LOWS 12 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-141000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
332 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-3)   14-19 (-6)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+8)   75-80 (-13)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G18     NW  9 G18    SW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      SW 25        
DISPERSION            11                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
9 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS ZERO TO 12 ABOVE.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-141000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
332 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-4)   16-21 (-6)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+10)  71-76 (-20)  30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     NW  8 G15    SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      SW 21        
DISPERSION            15                        19           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 13 TO 21. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 2 TO 13. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-141000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
332 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-4)   15-20 (-6)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+9)   73-78 (-23)  30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     NW  7 G15    SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 21         
DISPERSION            13                        15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 14 TO 21. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 3 TO 12. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-141000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
332 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-2)   16-21 (-4)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+1)   71-76 (-18)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     W  8 G17     SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      SW 25        
DISPERSION            35                        40           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 1 TO 11. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 18 TO 28. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-141000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
332 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-3)   19-24 (-2)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+5)   70-75 (-14)  32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9         NW  7 G16    SW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM                                  
PRECIP END            7 PM                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      SW 28        
DISPERSION            32                        45           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-141000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
332 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 /232 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-4)   19-24 (-3)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+11)  72-77 (-15)  30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G21    NW  8 G17    SW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM                                  
PRECIP END            7 PM                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     SW 24        
DISPERSION            29                        36           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 17 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 8 TO 14. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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