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FNUS54 KMRX 172003
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
303 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF 
A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA 
LATE SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT. 




VAZ001-002-005-006-008-182115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
303 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+21)  33-38 (+3)   19-24        26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+28)  57-62 (+31)  81-86        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G17                 W  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G23     W  7 G16     LGT/VAR      W  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.06         0.06         0.05         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     NW 16        
DISPERSION                         21                        27           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 12 TO 19.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 18. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-182115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (+20)  32-37 (+3)   18-23        26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+33)  57-62 (+33)  90-95        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G17                 NW 11 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G17     W  8 G17     NW  6        NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.05         0.06         0.11         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      NW 20        
DISPERSION                         8                         23           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-182115-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
303 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+21)  33-38 (+3)   17-22        27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+34)  56-61 (+30)  95-100       47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 11 G22                 W 10 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G20    W  8 G18     NW  6        W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.06         0.04         0.16         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         8                         19           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO 20.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 15 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-182115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+18)  37-42 (+3)   19-24        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+32)  56-61 (+31)  92-97        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G16                 NW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G19    W  7         LGT/VAR      W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.08         0.03         0.10         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         7                         33           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-182115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+18)  38-43 (+2)   19-24        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+32)  56-61 (+32)  91-96        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7                     W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G17    W  6         LGT/VAR      W  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           40           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.07         0.03         0.06         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     NW 22        
DISPERSION                         4                         35           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-182115-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
303 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+22)  35-40 (+3)   21-26        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+22)  54-59 (+28)  82-87        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9                     W  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G18     W  8 G15     LGT/VAR      W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.06         0.06         0.06         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      NW 16        
DISPERSION                         31                        36           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 12 TO 20.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 16 TO 21. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-182115-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
303 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+21)  36-41 (+3)   20-25        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+28)  54-59 (+28)  81-86        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G15                 W  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G22    W  7         LGT/VAR      W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.07         0.05         0.04         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     NW 17        
DISPERSION                         31                        42           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-182115-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
303 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 /203 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+20)  37-42 (+2)   21-26        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+28)  54-59 (+27)  85-90        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7                     NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G18    W  7         NW  5        NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.06         0.03         0.02         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      NW 20        
DISPERSION                         25                        50           

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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