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FNUS54 KMRX 262000
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WET WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.  SOME LIGHT SLEET OR POSSIBLY LIGHT 
FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO BE BRIEFLY POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...AND THE HIGHER 
ELEVATIONS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AROUND SUNRISE ON 
TUESDAY. UNSETTLE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE 
REST OF THE WORK WEEK.  DRY WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-272045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
245 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+2)   40-45 (+2)   36-41        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+21) 75-80 (+23)  91-96        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.52         0.61         0.55         
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         7                                      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 26. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 27. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 22. HIGHS
IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-272045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+1)   41-46 (+1)   37-42        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+18) 68-73 (+18)  85-90        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     S  5 G15     NW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          90           80           
PRECIP DURATION       4            8            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.35         0.24         0.43         
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         3                                      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 26. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 24. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-272045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
245 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+2)   43-48 (+2)   38-43        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+15)  64-69 (+14)  88-93        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G18    SW  9 G19    NW  6 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       4            8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.22         0.21         0.46         
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         4                                      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 26. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-272045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+1)   48-53 (+3)   40-45        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+12)  66-71 (+16)  86-91        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     SW  9 G18    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.16         0.17         0.46         
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2400                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         9                                      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 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 UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 29. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-272045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (0)    48-53 (+1)   41-46        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+8)   67-72 (+19)  90-95        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7        S  7 G16     NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           70           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.14         0.11         0.43         
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         8                                      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 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 MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-272045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
245 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+2)   44-49 (+2)   38-43        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+19) 69-74 (+19)  87-92        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        LGT/VAR      NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          90           80           
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.39         0.39         0.51         
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         10                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 27. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 25. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-272045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
245 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+5)   45-50 (+4)   38-43        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+15)  69-74 (+17)  88-93        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           90           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.37         0.54         0.52         
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         14                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-272045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
245 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 /145 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+3)   50-55 (+5)   40-45        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+10)  66-71 (+14)  83-88        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8 G15     SW  7 G16    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           90           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          11 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.20         0.33         0.46         
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         20                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$










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