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FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS EVENING.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD 
IN FOR THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-312100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
257 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-7)   35-40 (+6)   22-27        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-3)   32-37 (-19)  76-81        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         SW  6        SW  5        SW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            1 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      SW 28        
DISPERSION                         45                        49           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
15 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS 16 TO
28. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
10 TO 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-312100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
257 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-5)   35-40 (+7)   19-24        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-4)   31-36 (-16)  80-85        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6                      W  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G21    W  6         SW  5        SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            1 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      SW 22        
DISPERSION                         33                        25           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
17 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
9 TO 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 29. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-312100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
257 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-2)   37-42 (+9)   19-24        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+1)   30-35 (-15)  81-86        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G18    W  6         SW  6        SW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            1 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      SW 22        
DISPERSION                         22                        18           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
15 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 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 UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-312100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
257 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-3)   43-48 (+7)   20-25        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-1)   27-32 (-9)   88-93        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         SW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      SW 20        
DISPERSION                         24                        24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
17 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-312100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
257 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-3)   45-50 (+9)   19-24        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-4)   24-29 (-9)   92-97        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      SW 18        
DISPERSION                         25                        20           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
19 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-312100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
257 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-4)   39-44 (+5)   19-24        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-5)   29-34 (-12)  88-93        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      SW 24        
DISPERSION                         46                        51           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
17 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-312100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
257 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-2)   42-47 (+6)   23-28        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (0)    30-35 (-6)   79-84        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        SW  5        SW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      SW 23        
DISPERSION                         43                        49           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
17 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 21. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-312100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
257 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 /157 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-3)   45-50 (+6)   24-29        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+2)   27-32 (-5)   83-88        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW 10 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      SW 21        
DISPERSION                         34                        39           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$








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