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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
339 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
ON TUESDAY. RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A COLD 
FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A RETURN OF DRY 
WEATHER FOR THURSDAY. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-280945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
339 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+2)   36-41 (+6)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+27)  95-100 (+2)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        S  7 G18     W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          100          
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.64         0.37         0.65         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     W 23         
DISPERSION            8                         15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 27. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-280945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
339 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+1)   37-42 (+7)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+30)  95-100 (+5)  68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 11 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G15     S  7 G16     W 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           100          
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         0.17         0.60         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     W 25         
DISPERSION            3                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST 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. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-280945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
339 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   40-45 (+9)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+34)  95-100 (+8)  65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G17                  SW 11 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G20    SW 11 G24    W  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           100          
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.13         0.63         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     W 23         
DISPERSION            4                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 29. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-280945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
339 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+5)   44-49 (+8)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+27)  95-100 (+5)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G16                  SW 11 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G18     S 10 G20     NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           100          
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.10         0.63         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     W 18         
DISPERSION            9                         11           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 28. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF 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 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-280945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
339 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+4)   46-51 (+10)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+31)  95-100 (+6)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      SW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  8 G16     W 10         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           100          
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.07         0.62         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     W 21         
DISPERSION            8                         12           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-280945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
339 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   40-45 (+8)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+23)  95-100 (+4)  61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         W  9         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           100          
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.52         0.23         0.63         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     W 22         
DISPERSION            11                        20           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-280945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
339 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   39-44 (+7)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+27)  95-100 (+8)  57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         S  8 G15     NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          100          
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.56         0.35         0.61         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     W 20         
DISPERSION            15                        20           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-280945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
339 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 /239 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+4)   43-48 (+7)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+23)  95-100 (+6)  52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      SW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G17     S  9 G18     NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           100          
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.22         0.61         
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     W 20         
DISPERSION            21                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$








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