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

.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. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-150345-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
942 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-4)   34-39 (-4)   12-17        19-24        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-11)  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. HIGHS 12 TO 23. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-150345-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
942 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)      88-93 (-6)   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. HIGHS 13 TO 25. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 1 TO 9. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. NOT AS
COLD. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 24.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 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 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

TNZ072-074-150345-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
942 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)      88-93 (0)    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 DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 13 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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. 

$$

TNZ087-102-150345-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
942 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-5)   40-45 (-3)   15-20        25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-10)  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. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 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 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-150345-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
942 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-5)   41-46 (-3)   14-19        24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-10)  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. HIGHS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 4 TO 9. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.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 SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-150345-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
942 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)      87-92 (-7)   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 1 TO 8. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 26. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 3 TO 11. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 26.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 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 SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-150345-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
942 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)      84-89 (-9)   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 2 TO 9. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 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 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 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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>101-150345-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
942 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 /842 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-4)   40-45 (-2)   16-21        28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-8)   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. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 15. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
WEST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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 SHOWERS 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 SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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