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

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT.
THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO FAR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION 
BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW DEW POINTS
AND HUMIDITIES FRIDAY BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE AREA 





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-152045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
241 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      12-17 (-3)   18-23 (-18)  1-6          17-22        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+3)   37-42 (+5)   66-71        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G19     NW 10 G17    NW  8 G15    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   10 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         40                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 3 BELOW TO 4 ABOVE ZERO. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS 17 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
11 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-152045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (-3)   16-21 (-19)  1-6          17-22        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-1)   39-44 (+7)   68-73        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 13 G24                 NW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G24     NW 11 G22    NW  9 G18    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         32                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 6 BELOW TO 4 ABOVE ZERO. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS 15 TO 26. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 25.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
12 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-152045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
241 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (-2)   14-19 (-23)  1-6          20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-4)   35-40 (+4)   63-68        12-17        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G24     NW  8        NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 16                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         13                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 BELOW TO 6 ABOVE ZERO.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS 13 TO 27. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-152045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-3)   21-26 (-20)  5-10         26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+1)   28-33 (+1)   56-61        10-15        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 10 G19                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G17    NW  9 G18    N  7         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         25                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 7 BELOW TO 6 ABOVE ZERO. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS 19 TO 28. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH
DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-152045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      13-18 (-3)   23-28 (-19)  6-11         28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+5)   27-32 (+1)   60-65        10-15        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G20                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G15     NW 11 G20    N  8 G16     NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         28                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 7 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-152045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
241 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-2)   21-26 (-17)  2-7          21-26        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-7)   31-36 (0)    68-73        17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 10 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     NW  9 G17    NW  7        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         39                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 3 BELOW TO 6 ABOVE ZERO. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS 18 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-152045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
241 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-1)   21-26 (-19)  2-7          23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-13)  27-32 (-1)   55-60        15-20        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     NW  9 G16    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         32                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 1 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-152045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
241 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009 /141 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-2)   24-29 (-18)  5-10         27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (-16)  23-28 (-3)   53-58        12-17        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 10 G18                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     NW 10 G18    NW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         38                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 2 TO 16. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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