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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
320 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WITH CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION BY MID
WEEK.




VAZ001-002-005-006-008-210930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
320 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-10)  9-14 (-2)    28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-13)  83-88 (-4)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        W  6         SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   3 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      W 15         
DISPERSION            29                        5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. 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 AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 26. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-210930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
320 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-11)  7-12 (-5)    27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-16)  91-96 (-3)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G18                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G19    NW 10 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   3 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            21                        3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. 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 MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 27. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-210930-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
320 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-12)  7-12 (-6)    30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-28)  93-98 (+4)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    NW  8 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   3 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      NW 10        
DISPERSION            18                        4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-210930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
320 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-9)   12-17 (-5)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-24)  85-90 (-1)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9        NW  7        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 23                      NW  9        
DISPERSION            39                        7            

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 MID 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 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-210930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
320 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-10)  13-18 (-5)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-29)  83-88 (-7)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G16    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 24                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            40                        4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 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 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-210930-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
320 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-11)  11-16 (-4)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-14)  81-86 (-4)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    W  7         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     W 12         
DISPERSION            33                        16           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. LIGHT WINDS. 
.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 IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
18 TO 27. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-210930-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
320 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-8)   13-18 (-3)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-18)  76-81 (-3)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8        NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      W  9         
DISPERSION            45                        14           

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 MID 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 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE 20S. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-210930-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
320 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 /220 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-8)   15-20 (-3)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-22)  75-80 (+2)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 22                      NW 10        
DISPERSION            55                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 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. COOLER. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$










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