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FNUS54 KMRX 192026
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
324 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION...BRINGING 
SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BRING 
ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW TUESDAY WITH CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-202130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
324 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-11)  21-26 (-9)   11-16        28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (0)    50-55 (-18)  79-84        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  6        W  6         SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   3 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.05         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      N 23         
DISPERSION                         45                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-202130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
324 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      13-18 (-11)  21-26 (-11)  9-14         27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+7)  50-55 (-20)  86-91        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 10 G18                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW 11 G19    NW 10 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   3 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.05         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     NW 26        
DISPERSION                         37                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-202130-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
324 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-10)  22-27 (-10)  9-14         30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  39-44 (-32)  90-95        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G15    NW 10 G20    NW  8 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   3 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.05         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      NW 25        
DISPERSION                         31                        11           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-202130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
324 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-12)  27-32 (-8)   14-19        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+9)   38-43 (-29)  80-85        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  9        NW  7        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 23                      NW 25        
DISPERSION                         59                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

NCZ060-061-202130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
324 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-10)  27-32 (-8)   15-20        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+5)   38-43 (-34)  81-86        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  9 G16    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 24                      NW 29        
DISPERSION                         61                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-202130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
324 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-11)  25-30 (-10)  13-18        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+6)   46-51 (-17)  76-81        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  8 G16    W  7         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 16                     NW 23        
DISPERSION                         48                        34           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-202130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
324 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-10)  27-32 (-7)   14-19        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+1)   41-46 (-20)  72-77        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  8        NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      NW 24        
DISPERSION                         62                        38           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-202130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
324 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 /224 PM CST MON JAN 19 2009/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-10)  29-34 (-8)   16-21        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+1)   40-45 (-15)  73-78        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        NW 10 G18    NW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      
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   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 22                      NW 26        
DISPERSION                         75                        40           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$










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