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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
345 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR A BRIEF TIME TODAY. 
HOWEVER ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY 
BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY TO THE HIGHER 
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU TERRAIN NEAR THE KENTUCKY BORDER AS WELL AS 
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-300945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
345 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-15)  22-27 (-2)   29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-24)  86-91 (-7)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W 10 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        W  6         W 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.06         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      W 26         
DISPERSION            11                        65           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO
19. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 26. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 8 TO 19. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-300945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
345 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-19)  20-25 (-4)   29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-19)  89-94 (+6)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      W 12 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         W  6         NW 15 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.05         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 31         
DISPERSION            4                         58           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO
18. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 9 TO 20. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-300945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
345 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-12)  20-25 (-4)   29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-39)  88-93 (0)    38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     W  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G18     W  6         NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.02         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     W 26         
DISPERSION            5                         42           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 9 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 26. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 28. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 6 TO 22.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-300945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
345 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-13)  22-27 (-5)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-37)  82-87 (-2)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         NW  5        NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     NW 24        
DISPERSION            12                        61           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 26. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 27. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...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 11 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-300945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
345 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-12)  22-27 (-7)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-34)  83-88 (-5)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6 G15     NW  5        NW 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     NW 30        
DISPERSION            14                        69           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. 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...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-300945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
345 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-16)  23-28 (-2)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-21)  89-94 (+3)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         W  5         W 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      W 26         
DISPERSION            12                        77           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO
20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 27. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO 20. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-300945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
345 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-14)  23-28 (-2)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-35)  80-85 (-8)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         W  5         NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W 24         
DISPERSION            14                        78           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 29. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 13 TO 24.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-300945-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
345 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009 /245 AM CST THU JAN 29 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-10)  24-29 (-2)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-43)  77-82 (-13)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  5        NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     NW 29        
DISPERSION            20                        93           

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 27. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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