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FNUS54 KMRX 241956
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TONIGHT...BRINGING TRANQUIL WEATHER AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES 
THROUGH MONDAY. A WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL THEN DEVELOP BY MONDAY 
NIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME FROZEN PRECIPITATION 
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS ON 
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-252045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-14)  39-44 (+1)   24-29        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-11)  42-47 (-6)   83-88        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         6                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-252045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-16)  39-44 (-2)   25-30        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-11)  46-51 (-2)   86-91        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     W 13         
DISPERSION                         2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SNOW 
AND SLEET. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 
IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S 
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-252045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-14)  39-44 (-2)   26-31        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-14)  48-53 (-4)   89-94        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     W 12         
DISPERSION                         3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN...FREEZING 
RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-252045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-18)  41-46 (-2)   28-33        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-9)   47-52 (-6)   88-93        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     W  9         
DISPERSION                         6                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-252045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-20)  41-46 (-3)   27-32        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-6)   49-54 (-6)   88-93        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     W 13         
DISPERSION                         5                         9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING 
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE 
AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S 
TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-252045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
300 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-17)  41-46 (-2)   27-32        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-4)   44-49 (+1)   83-88        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     W  7         
DISPERSION                         9                         9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO 
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-252045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
300 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-12)  41-46 (-2)   28-33        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-11)  43-48 (-1)   82-87        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     W  7         
DISPERSION                         10                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-252045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
300 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2009 /200 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-12)  42-47 (-2)   30-35        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-4)   44-49 (-2)   84-89        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     NW  7        
DISPERSION                         11                        11           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$





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