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FNUS54 KMRX 211934
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
230 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY...BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND. IN 
FACT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE NORMAL ON FRIDAY... 
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ONLY 
A SLIGHT COOL DOWN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-222030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
230 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (+10)  42-47 (+15)  24-29        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-17)  32-37 (-5)   89-94        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7                     SW 10 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7        SW  6 G15    SW 13 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      W 29         
DISPERSION                         15                        11           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO 
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-222030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
230 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (+8)   41-46 (+15)  22-27        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-14)  33-38 (-4)   90-95        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      W 23         
DISPERSION                         6                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-222030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
230 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (+12)  41-46 (+15)  22-27        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-20)  32-37 (-3)   92-97        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 12 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        S  8 G19     SW 13 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      SW 21        
DISPERSION                         6                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO 
LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 
50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-222030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
230 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (+12)  46-51 (+15)  24-29        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-24)  31-36 (0)    87-92        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        S  7 G17     SW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     SW 20        
DISPERSION                         12                        10           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 
30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-222030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
230 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (+9)   45-50 (+15)  23-28        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-13)  33-38 (+1)   86-91        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      W 20         
DISPERSION                         10                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO 
LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 
30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-222030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
230 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (+10)  44-49 (+15)  24-29        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-14)  32-37 (-3)   95-100       42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      SW 24        
DISPERSION                         21                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-222030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
230 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (+13)  45-50 (+15)  27-32        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-19)  31-36 (-3)   95-100       45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6                     SW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7        S  7 G17     SW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     SW 23        
DISPERSION                         25                        24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO 
LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-222030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
230 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 /130 PM CST WED JAN 21 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (+14)  48-53 (+15)  29-34        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-23)  30-35 (0)    92-97        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      SW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7        S  7 G17     SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     SW 22        
DISPERSION                         25                        24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO 
MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST 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. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$





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