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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
509 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...AFTER A FEW CHILLY DAYS AND NIGHTS...A WARM UP BEGINS
TODAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER MOVES OFF TO THE EAST...ALLOWING 
SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW TO DEVELOP. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
EARLY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-181100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
509 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+15)  21-26 (+20)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-9)   76-81 (+21)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5 G18                  SW  9        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G23    S  9 G23     SW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.06         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 18                      SW 21        
DISPERSION            9                         21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO
24. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 12 TO
19. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-181100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
509 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+15)  20-25 (+19)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      15-20 (-13)  81-86 (+27)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      W  9 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G18     S  7 G17     W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.05         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      W 20         
DISPERSION            2                         8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO
24. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO
20. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-181100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
509 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+15)  22-27 (+20)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-3)   86-91 (+31)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5 G15                  SW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G21    SW 10 G20    W  8         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.06         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      SW 20        
DISPERSION            3                         8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO
24. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO
20. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-181100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
509 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+11)  23-28 (+17)  37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      16-21 (+2)   89-94 (+35)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G16                  SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G21     SW  8 G19    SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.08         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 18                      SW 13        
DISPERSION            10                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO
24. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 13 TO 21. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-181100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
509 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+11)  23-28 (+17)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      14-19 (+3)   88-93 (+33)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     SW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G19     SW  7 G17    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.07         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      SW 14        
DISPERSION            5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO
24. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 14 TO 20. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-181100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
509 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+14)  23-28 (+21)  35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-8)   77-82 (+16)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G20    S  7 G18     SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.06         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      W 21         
DISPERSION            17                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 12 TO 20. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-181100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
509 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+14)  25-30 (+20)  36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-3)   84-89 (+32)  57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5 G18                  SW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 14 G24    SW  9 G22    SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.07         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            32                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO
25. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO
21. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-181100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
509 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 /409 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+12)  27-32 (+19)  37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (+4)   87-92 (+32)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G17                  SW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G20    SW  8 G18    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       9 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.06         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      W 16         
DISPERSION            33                        25           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 17 TO 24. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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