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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
430 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...BRINGING SOME LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA.  
DRY WEATHER RETURNS TONIGHT.  A WET PATTERN IS THEN EXPECTED TO 
DEVELOP BY TUESDAY...AND LINGER INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-250915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
430 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-16)  19-24 (-15)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+1)   80-85 (-6)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     W 13         
DISPERSION            17                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-250915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
430 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-10)  21-26 (-16)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+4)   78-83 (-6)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     SW 14        
DISPERSION            10                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS NEAR
30. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-250915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
430 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-11)  22-27 (-15)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+5)   82-87 (-2)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     SW 10        
DISPERSION            8                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-250915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
430 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-12)  24-29 (-15)  44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+5)   81-86 (-1)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         NE  5        S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      SW  9        
DISPERSION            16                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-250915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
430 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-10)  25-30 (-15)  44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-1)   79-84 (-5)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         NE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     SW 10        
DISPERSION            15                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-250915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
430 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-13)  22-27 (-16)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+4)   78-83 (-7)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     SW  8        
DISPERSION            21                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-250915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
430 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-15)  24-29 (-14)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-3)   73-78 (-8)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      SW  7        
DISPERSION            23                        11           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-250915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
430 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2009 /330 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-15)  25-30 (-13)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+1)   75-80 (-2)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      S  7         
DISPERSION            25                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$










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