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FNUS54 KMRX 280914
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
414 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING 
ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN TO THE ENTIRE AREA AND AN INCREASE IN WINDS.   
DRY WEATHER SHOULD RETURN FOR THURSDAY.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-291015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
414 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+6)   22-27 (-14)  37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-12)  89-94 (-8)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 14 G30                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G21     W  7 G16     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.39         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 37                     W 15         
DISPERSION            26                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 17 TO 27. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 17 TO 26. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-291015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
414 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+5)   22-27 (-13)  37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-11)  92-97 (-5)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 17 G34                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G26     NW  9 G21    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       6                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.32         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 36                     W 16         
DISPERSION            10                        3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 9 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. 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 SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 19 TO 27.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-291015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
414 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (0)    22-27 (-15)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-3)   95-100 (-2)  39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 17 G39                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G25     NW  7 G18    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            6 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.35         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 35                     W 12         
DISPERSION            13                        4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 29. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
TEENS TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 7 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 29. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 16 TO 28.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-291015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
414 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-1)   27-32 (-13)  44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-7)   83-88 (-12)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 14 G31                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G21     NW  6 G15    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            5 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.34         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     NW 10        
DISPERSION            22                        9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 22. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 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 RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-291015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
414 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-3)   27-32 (-13)  46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-4)   87-92 (-8)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 11 G23                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G21     NW  7 G17    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            5 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            21                        10           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 18. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
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 RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-291015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
414 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+5)   23-28 (-14)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (-10)  91-96 (-6)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 13 G25                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G22     NW  6 G15    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            6 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 32                     W 12         
DISPERSION            37                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 18. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 18 TO 27.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-291015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
414 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+3)   24-29 (-14)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-16)  91-96 (-6)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 13 G28                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G21     LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            5 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.44         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30                     W 10         
DISPERSION            39                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 8 TO 19. NORTHWEST
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 MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-291015-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
414 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009 /314 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-1)   26-31 (-15)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-15)  84-89 (-11)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 12 G25                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G20    LGT/VAR      NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.43         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            33                        18           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 13 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 UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$








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