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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
515 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL 
MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT.  THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO FAR WILL 
PUSH INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. 

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-150845-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
515 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-2)   13-18 (-2)   20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-23)  81-86 (+4)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G16                 W  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G22    W 11 G19     W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.01         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            20                        50           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 4 BELOW TO 12 ABOVE ZERO.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 9 TO 25. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 4 TO 11. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. NOT AS
COLD. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
12 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
19 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-150845-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-3)   12-17 (-2)   19-24        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-17)  83-88 (+1)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W 10 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    W 12 G24     W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.02         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            9                         40           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE ZERO.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 8 TO 28. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 3 TO 10. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 9 TO 23.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO 25.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
19 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-150845-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
515 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-2)   12-17 (-1)   20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-22)  81-86 (-1)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5 G15                 NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G23    W 12 G24     NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.02         
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      NW 17        
DISPERSION            8                         22           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 6 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 4 TO 12. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. NOT AS
COLD. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 6 TO
25. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
11 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-150845-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-2)   15-20 (-2)   27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-18)  79-84 (+3)   23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G19    SW  8 G17    NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     NW 17        
DISPERSION            14                        34           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 3 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE ZERO.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 12. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
12 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-150845-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-2)   14-19 (-2)   28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-14)  86-91 (+12)  24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G18    W  7 G15     NW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            12                        37           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 1 BELOW TO 9 ABOVE ZERO.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 10. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-150845-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
515 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-3)   15-20 (-1)   25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-21)  71-76 (-11)  28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     W  9         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    W  9 G18     W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            25                        51           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS ZERO TO 11 ABOVE. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 11 TO 28. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 4 TO 12. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-150845-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
515 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-1)   16-21 (0)    26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-23)  64-69 (-16)  24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G17                  NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G21    W  9 G17     NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            28                        45           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 1 TO 10. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 7 TO 13. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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 LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
19 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-150845-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
515 AM EST WED JAN 14 2009 /415 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (0)    17-22 (-1)   28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-24)  66-71 (-16)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G15                 N 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G20    W  8 G16     NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            27                        48           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 4 TO 10. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 9 TO 18. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
19 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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