
550 
FNUS54 KMRX 231540 AAA
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1040 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2009

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


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-241630-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1040 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+15)  31-36 (+8)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+5)   85-90 (-6)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G20                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G19    SW  7 G16    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.02         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            24                        19           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 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 MID 40S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-241630-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1040 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+14)  34-39 (+12)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+8)   79-84 (-9)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G18                 NW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G19    SW  9 G21    NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.02         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      NW 23        
DISPERSION            10                        11           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-241630-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1040 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+12)  36-41 (+6)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+13)  77-82 (-5)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 11 G24                 NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G26    SW 11 G25    NW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.14         0.02         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     NW 17        
DISPERSION            12                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 29. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO 
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S 
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-241630-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1040 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+10)  39-44 (+7)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+11)  75-80 (-20)  52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G21                 NW  8        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    SW  9 G19    NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.15         0.02         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     N 18         
DISPERSION            23                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-241630-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1040 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+11)  39-44 (+17)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+10)  71-76 (-24)  53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G17                 NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G19    SW  8 G15    NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.15         0.02         
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 20        
DISPERSION            18                        20           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-241630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1040 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+13)  35-40 (+12)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+9)   81-86 (-13)  52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G19                 NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G20    SW  6        NW  6 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.02         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            36                        24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 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 MID 40S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO 
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-241630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1040 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+10)  34-39 (+6)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+11)  85-90 (-4)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G20                 N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    SW  6        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.02         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            42                        27           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-241630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1040 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2009 /940 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+9)   37-42 (+8)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+10)  80-85 (-12)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G19                 N 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G20    SW  7 G15    N  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.02         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     N 20         
DISPERSION            46                        38           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$





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