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FNUS54 KMRX 132004
FWFMRX

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

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND 
THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA.  
SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER 
ELEVATIONS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...GENERATING SOME SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS INTO 
THURSDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY 
AND FRIDAY...WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES SOME FIFTEEN TO 
TWENTY DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-142100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-5)   34-39 (-4)   12-17        19-24        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-17)  34-39 (-21)  75-80        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G15                 NW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    SW 12 G23    SW 11 G22    NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            2 AM                      CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.05         0.03         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     NW 22        
DISPERSION                         14                        54           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD. HIGHS 16 TO 23. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. LOWS 2 TO 7. SOUTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. NOT AS 
COLD. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 23. 
HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 
23. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-142100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-5)   33-38 (-5)   12-17        21-26        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-12)  30-35 (-19)  77-82        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 13 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G23    SW 10 G21    W 13 G26     NW 13 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            2 AM                      CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.06         0.03         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     NW 24        
DISPERSION                         21                        45           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 1 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD. HIGHS 18 TO 25. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. LOWS 1 TO 9. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. NOT AS 
COLD. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 24. 
HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 
24. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 
24. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

TNZ072-074-142100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      13-18 (-7)   35-40 (-4)   13-18        21-26        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-3)   27-32 (-25)  68-73        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    SW 11 G24    SW 14 G28    NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            2 AM                      CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.05         0.03         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     NW 20        
DISPERSION                         11                        32           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 1 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD. HIGHS 13 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. LOWS 1 TO 10. WEST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 
26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 
26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 
26. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-142100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-6)   40-45 (-3)   15-20        25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-15)  24-29 (-20)  67-72        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    SW  9 G19    SW  9 G19    NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 PM                     CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.02         0.01         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     NW 21        
DISPERSION                         14                        51           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 1 TO 8. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. LOWS 3 TO 11. WEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 
26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 18 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-142100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-6)   41-46 (-3)   14-19        24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-16)  22-27 (-18)  69-74        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 12 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    SW  9 G17    SW  8 G16    NW 12 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 PM                     CONTINUING   10 AM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.02         0.01         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     NW 25        
DISPERSION                         14                        59           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 2 TO 7. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD. HIGHS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. LOWS 4 TO 9. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. NOT AS
COLD. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 
24. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 
24. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 19 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-142100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
300 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-4)   36-41 (-5)   14-19        24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-15)  31-36 (-20)  73-78        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     NW 11 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G16    SW 10 G20    SW 10 G19    NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                      7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 PM                     CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.04         0.02         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     NW 20        
DISPERSION                         30                        58           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 3 TO 8. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD. HIGHS 19 TO 26. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. LOWS 3 TO 11. WEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 26. 
HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 
26. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 18 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-142100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
300 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-5)   38-43 (-3)   16-21        25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-17)  29-34 (-23)  67-72        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5 G16                  NW 10 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G17    SW 12 G22    SW  9 G19    NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.01         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         40                        59           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 4 TO 9. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. LOWS 8 TO 13. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. NOT AS
COLD. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...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. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-142100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
300 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 /200 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-5)   40-45 (-2)   16-21        28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-13)  29-34 (-20)  64-69        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G18    SW 10 G20    W  8 G18     NW 10 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM                      
PRECIP END                                      7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     NW 21        
DISPERSION                         35                        71           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLD. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD. LOWS 8 TO 15. WEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 

$$





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