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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
245 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TONIGHT AND MONDAY...BRINGING TRANQUIL WEATHER AND SEASONAL 
TEMPERATURES. A WET WEATHER PATTERN WILL THEN DEVELOP BY TUESDAY... 
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME LIGHT SLEET MAY ALSO BE BRIEFLY 
POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND 
PLATEAU AROUND SUNRISE ON TUESDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-262030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
245 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+9)   41-46 (+3)   31-36        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-18)  40-45 (-2)   91-96        65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SLEET/RAIN   RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.65         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         5                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 
24. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO 
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-262030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+5)   42-47 (+4)   31-36        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-14)  41-46 (-10)  89-94        62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.45         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      W 15         
DISPERSION                         2                                      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 
24. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 21 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO 
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 21 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO 
MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-262030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
245 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+5)   43-48 (+4)   32-37        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-19)  41-46 (-9)   91-96        59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 10 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.24         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     SW 16        
DISPERSION                         2                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 14 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO 
MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO 
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-262030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+7)   47-52 (+4)   34-39        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-15)  42-47 (-4)   91-96        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.16         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     SW 14        
DISPERSION                         5                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-262030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+5)   48-53 (+4)   33-38        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-15)  41-46 (-7)   89-94        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.13         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     SW 15        
DISPERSION                         4                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-262030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
245 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+9)   45-50 (+4)   33-38        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-19)  39-44 (-2)   90-95        61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.47         
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 10                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         8                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO 
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO 
MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-262030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
245 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+10)  45-50 (+4)   34-39        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-18)  41-46 (+1)   92-97        62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.36         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     SW 14        
DISPERSION                         9                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-262030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
245 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2009 /145 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+9)   48-53 (+4)   35-40        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-8)   42-47 (+3)   92-97        58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.18         
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     SW 15        
DISPERSION                         10                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$





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