
972 
FNUS54 KMRX 030828
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
328 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF 
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. A WARMING TREND WILL THEN START ON 
THURSDAY...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-040930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
328 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-4)   11-16 (-7)   20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-16)  88-93 (-6)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      NW 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G22     W 12 G22     NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.16         0.12         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      NW 22        
DISPERSION            56                        63           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
6 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-040930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
328 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-5)   9-14 (-9)    18-23        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-20)  92-97 (-4)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G19                  NW 13 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     NW 16 G27    NW 14 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.16         0.12         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      NW 24        
DISPERSION            47                        53           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
5 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-040930-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
328 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-3)   8-13 (-9)    18-23        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-22)  95-100 (0)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G24                  NW 12 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G26     NW 14 G25    NW 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           80           
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.12         0.10         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      NW 23        
DISPERSION            50                        42           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
1 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 8 TO 24. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-040930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
328 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-2)   12-17 (-8)   24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-27)  88-93 (-8)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G21                 NW 12 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G25     NW 13 G23    NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.03         0.03         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      NW 23        
DISPERSION            78                        62           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 5 TO 16. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 13 TO 24. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-040930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
328 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-3)   12-17 (-8)   23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-32)  90-95 (-1)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G22                 NW 14 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G25     NW 16 G26    NW 14 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.03         0.04         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      NW 28        
DISPERSION            77                        71           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 7 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-040930-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
328 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-3)   13-18 (-6)   22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-22)  81-86 (-14)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G18                  NW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G24     NW 12 G21    NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.11         0.08         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            72                        69           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
8 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-040930-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
328 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-2)   14-19 (-6)   24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-21)  80-85 (-14)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G22                 NW 10 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G25     NW 12 G21    NW 11 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           50           
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.07         0.04         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            88                        73           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 17. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 27. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-040930-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
328 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 /228 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (0)    16-21 (-5)   26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-29)  73-78 (-17)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G27                  NW 11 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G28     NW 13 G25    NW 11 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.01         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      NW 22        
DISPERSION            109                       79           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 18. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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