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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
445 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009

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

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
445 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (0)    31-36 (+4)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   90-95 (+14)  71-76        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            11 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.10         0.52         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      1600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      W 28         
DISPERSION            19                                     

REMARKS...BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET 
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-270915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+2)   30-35 (+2)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-5)   95-100 (+19) 71-76        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.31         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W 29         
DISPERSION            14                                     

REMARKS...BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-270915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
445 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+2)   32-37 (+3)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-1)   91-96 (+15)  70-75        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.17         
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     SW 30        
DISPERSION            8                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-270915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+2)   35-40 (+2)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+2)   91-96 (+11)  67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.09         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     SW 31        
DISPERSION            12                        2            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-270915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+3)   35-40 (+1)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+1)   93-98 (+11)  69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.06         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     SW 36        
DISPERSION            12                        1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS NEAR 40. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 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>040-042-044-046-070-270915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
445 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+1)   33-38 (+3)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   93-98 (+18)  68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.37         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      1600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      SW 23        
DISPERSION            19                        4            

REMARKS...BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET 
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-270915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
445 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (0)    33-38 (+4)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+5)   93-98 (+17)  67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.34         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      1600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  8                     SW 24        
DISPERSION            17                        8            

REMARKS...BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-270915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
445 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 /345 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+1)   36-41 (+4)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+8)   90-95 (+10)  61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.14         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  8                     SW 29        
DISPERSION            15                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER TO 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 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 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 TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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