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FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
516 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING A 
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES TO THE HIGHER 
TERRAIN OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE.  HIGH PRESSURE 
MOVES IN FOR THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-311130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
516 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-12)  12-17 (-10)  36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-2)   87-92 (+3)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G21                  SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G22     W  9 G18     W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 17         
DISPERSION            72                        26           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
8 TO 17. HIGHS 16 TO 28. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
10 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-311130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
516 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-11)  11-16 (-8)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-7)   93-98 (+7)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G27                  W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 16 G28    NW 13 G24    W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 29                      W 18         
DISPERSION            66                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 27. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
8 TO 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
9 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 27. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-311130-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
516 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-14)  14-19 (-3)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-3)   89-94 (+4)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G26                  W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G27    NW  7 G20    W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 24                     W 16         
DISPERSION            43                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 29. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER
40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 7 TO 19. HIGHS IN
THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
7 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-311130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
516 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-13)  20-25 (-1)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-4)   76-81 (-6)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    NW  5        W  7         
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)    4900                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 13        
DISPERSION            52                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
10 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 28. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-311130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
516 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-14)  19-24 (-2)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (0)    77-82 (-9)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G22    NW  8 G19    W  8         
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)    4900                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 26                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            61                        24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH 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. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
11 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS 19 TO 27. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-311130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
516 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-8)   15-20 (-7)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-9)   83-88 (+3)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G23                  SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     W  7 G16     SW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS 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)    5300                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 16         
DISPERSION            79                        29           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 28. 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. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
10 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-311130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
516 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-7)   19-24 (-3)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-12)  79-84 (+4)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G22     LGT/VAR      SW  8        
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)    5100                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     W 15         
DISPERSION            72                        29           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-311130-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
516 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 /416 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-6)   22-27 (-2)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-10)  78-83 (+3)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    LGT/VAR      SW  7        
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)    4800                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     W 13         
DISPERSION            66                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
15 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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