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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
242 PM 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.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-282045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
242 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+7)   40-45 (0)    19-24        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+2)  71-76 (-12)  91-96        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 12 G22                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G20     W 12 G21     W  8 G16     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            6                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.25         0.51         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 38                     W 15         
DISPERSION                         40                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 20S
TO 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 20. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 18 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-282045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
242 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+6)   40-45 (-1)   18-23        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  74-79 (-4)   95-100       42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 16 G29                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G27     W 14 G26     NW 10 G21    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            6                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.55         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 40                     W 14         
DISPERSION                         21                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.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
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 13 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO
5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-282045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
242 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+7)   41-46 (-3)   18-23        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (+5)   71-76 (-5)   95-100       38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 16 G32                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G32     W 11 G25     NW  7 G18    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            6                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.56         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 37                     W 13         
DISPERSION                         21                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 AND SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-282045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
242 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+5)   45-50 (-5)   22-27        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-1)   69-74 (-1)   88-93        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 13 G25                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G25     W  9 G21     NW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.53         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 31                     NW 10        
DISPERSION                         34                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 27. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-282045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
242 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+5)   45-50 (-6)   22-27        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-2)   69-74 (+2)   90-95        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 12 G21                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     W 10 G21     NW  8 G17    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            6                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.56         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 32                     NW 10        
DISPERSION                         34                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.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. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-282045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
242 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+7)   43-48 (-1)   20-25        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+1)   71-76 (-5)   92-97        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 12 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G17     W 12 G22     NW  7 G15    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            6                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.53         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 36                     W 12         
DISPERSION                         54                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 22. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-282045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
242 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+8)   43-48 (-1)   22-27        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+4)   63-68 (-16)  88-93        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 11 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G21     W 10 G21     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.48         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 32                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         54                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.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 SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 23. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-282045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
242 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 /142 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+6)   45-50 (-4)   23-28        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+4)   61-66 (-16)  83-88        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 11 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G20     NW  9 G20    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.45         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 30                      W 10         
DISPERSION                         49                                     

REMARKS...NONE.

.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. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$








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