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FNUS54 KMRX 291949
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A 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.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-302100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
249 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-3)   31-36 (-7)   14-19        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-7)   37-42 (-12)  71-76        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G21                  SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 12 G21     NW 10 G18    SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      W 21         
DISPERSION                         72                        40           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
6 TO 17. HIGHS 17 TO 29. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
8 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-302100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-5)   30-35 (-6)   13-18        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+8)   36-41 (-13)  76-81        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G23                  W  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 15 G25     NW 13 G25    W  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          4 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      W 22         
DISPERSION                         66                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 29. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
6 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
25 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
7 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-302100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
249 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-7)   32-37 (-8)   15-20        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (0)    30-35 (-10)  76-81        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G22                  W  5 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 13 G24     NW  7 G19    SW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     W 20         
DISPERSION                         43                        10           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER
30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 4 TO 16. HIGHS IN
THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
5 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 7 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-302100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-6)   38-43 (-7)   18-23        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+1)   25-30 (-10)  67-72        18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 11 G20    NW  6 G16    SW  7        
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     W 15         
DISPERSION                         52                        15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
9 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-302100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-8)   40-45 (-6)   18-23        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+5)   25-30 (-8)   67-72        17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 12 G21    NW  9 G19    W  7 G15     
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 26                     W 17         
DISPERSION                         61                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 27. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
10 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-302100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
249 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-4)   34-39 (-6)   16-21        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-2)   33-38 (-12)  78-83        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G22                  SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 13 G23     W  8 G17     SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      W 18         
DISPERSION                         79                        37           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
10 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-302100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
249 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-3)   36-41 (-5)   19-24        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-8)   30-35 (-12)  63-68        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 11 G21     LGT/VAR      SW  8        
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     W 17         
DISPERSION                         72                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
11 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-302100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
249 PM EST THU JAN 29 2009 /149 PM CST THU JAN 29 2009/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-3)   39-44 (-4)   21-26        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-12)  25-30 (-13)  62-67        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 11 G21    LGT/VAR      SW  7        
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)                 4800                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     W 14         
DISPERSION                         66                        24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
14 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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