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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
315 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS 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.




VAZ001-002-005-006-008-230915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
315 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+16)  24-29 (+12)  52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-11)  90-95 (+2)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6                     SW 10 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        LGT/VAR      SW 13 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      SW 33        
DISPERSION            21                        35           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 29. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-230915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+16)  22-27 (+10)  51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-15)  90-95 (+5)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      SW  9 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      SW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      W 30         
DISPERSION            10                        16           

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

$$

TNZ072-074-230915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
315 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+18)  22-27 (+6)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-14)  90-95 (+13)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 11 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        S  5         SW 13 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      SW 29        
DISPERSION            9                         17           

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

$$

TNZ087-102-230915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+18)  24-29 (+7)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-12)  86-91 (+5)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        S  6         SW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      SW 28        
DISPERSION            15                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-230915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
315 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+21)  23-28 (+7)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      16-21 (-16)  85-90 (0)    39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      W 25         
DISPERSION            14                        24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 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 UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-230915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
315 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+16)  24-29 (+10)  54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-9)   95-100 (+12) 42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      SW 32        
DISPERSION            27                        49           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-230915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
315 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+16)  27-32 (+9)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-7)   95-100 (+16) 45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      SW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     SW 32        
DISPERSION            30                        56           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-230915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
315 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 /215 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+16)  29-34 (+10)  57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-3)   89-94 (+13)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      SW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        S  5         SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     SW 31        
DISPERSION            30                        58           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$









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