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FNUS54 KMRX 282003
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND WILL CONTROL 
OUR WEATHER ON THURSDAY.  ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE 
AREA ON FRIDAY.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-292115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
303 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-13)  40-45 (-13)  21-26        29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-1)  42-47 (-23)  86-91        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.06         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      W 21         
DISPERSION                         21                        59           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 11 TO 18. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 17 TO 26.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 23.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-292115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-12)  39-44 (-16)  20-25        29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-11)  38-43 (-24)  89-94        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  9 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5 G15     W  5         LGT/VAR      W 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.07         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      W 25         
DISPERSION                         14                        56           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO
18. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH
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. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 24.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-292115-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
303 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-14)  41-46 (-11)  21-26        29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-4)   34-39 (-40)  87-92        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     NW 20        
DISPERSION                         9                         33           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 8 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 25. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 15 TO 28.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
12 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-292115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-15)  47-52 (-10)  24-29        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-11)  29-34 (-38)  82-87        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         18                        43           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 26. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-292115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
303 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-14)  49-54 (-8)   23-28        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-10)  28-33 (-35)  83-88        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  7 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  6         LGT/VAR      NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     NW 23        
DISPERSION                         21                        54           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 24. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-292115-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
303 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-13)  44-49 (-12)  23-28        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-8)   35-40 (-26)  89-94        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM   
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.05         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 10                      W 20         
DISPERSION                         21                        62           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 13 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 18 TO 27.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-292115-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
303 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-13)  44-49 (-11)  24-29        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-5)   32-37 (-38)  80-85        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  8         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM   
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 10                      NW 17        
DISPERSION                         23                        55           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 28. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-292115-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
303 PM EST WED JAN 28 2009 /203 PM CST WED JAN 28 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-15)  46-51 (-9)   25-30        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-1)  27-32 (-46)  75-80        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        LGT/VAR      NW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         28                        56           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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