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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 THU JAN 15 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL GENERATE 
PATCHY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER HIGHER 
ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING.  BEHIND THE FRONT...A VERY COLD AND DRY AIR 
MASS WILL MOVE IN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-160915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
515 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-20)  -2-3 (-16)   16-21        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+12)  73-78 (0)    23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G21                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G18    NW  9 G17    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NW 15        
DISPERSION            44                        20           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 1 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS 18 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
12 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-160915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-19)  -3-2 (-16)   14-19        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+13)  75-80 (-2)   22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 15 G29                 NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G25    NW 10 G21    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            38                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS ZERO TO 6 ABOVE. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS 15 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
10 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-160915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
515 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-20)  -3-2 (-16)   16-21        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+12)  76-81 (+2)   17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G26                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G21    NW  9 G19    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     N 12         
DISPERSION            24                        8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS ZERO TO 6 ABOVE. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS 14 TO 24.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
10 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
13 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-160915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-20)  1-6 (-15)    22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+13)  77-82 (+4)   13-18        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 12 G23                  N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  9 G17    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     N 14         
DISPERSION            34                        16           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 2 TO 7. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS 16 TO 24.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 29. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-160915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
515 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-21)  0-5 (-15)    24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+16)  89-94 (+13)  12-17        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 13 G23                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G21    NW  9 G18    NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     N 15         
DISPERSION            39                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 4. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS 16 TO 22.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-160915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
515 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-19)  0-5 (-16)    19-24        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+11)  72-77 (+1)   20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G19    NW  8 G15    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            49                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS ZERO TO 6 ABOVE. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS 17 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-160915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
515 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-20)  1-6 (-16)    20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+11)  64-69 (-1)   18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G19                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G17    NW  8 G15    N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     N 10         
DISPERSION            46                        19           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 2 TO 7. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS 18 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-160915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
515 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 /415 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-18)  4-9 (-14)    24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+9)   63-68 (-1)   14-19        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 12 G20                  N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  8 G16    N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     N 13         
DISPERSION            48                        24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 14. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$










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