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FNUS54 KMRX 031927
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOWS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A WARMING TREND WILL THEN
START THURSDAY...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES THROUGH SATURDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-042030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
227 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      13-18 (-5)   19-24 (-10)  7-12         27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-12)  51-56 (+2)   86-91        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 12 G23                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G25     NW 11 G19    NW 10 G19    SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.12         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     NW 13        
DISPERSION                         66                        11           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 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 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 UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-042030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
227 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      12-17 (-6)   19-24 (-9)   7-12         26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-8)   50-55 (0)    88-93        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 14 G25                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 16 G30     NW 14 G24    NW 13 G22    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.12         0.03         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     NW 15        
DISPERSION                         53                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 22. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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. WEST 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. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-042030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
227 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (-6)   18-23 (-10)  6-11         29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-14)  43-48 (-2)   90-95        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 13 G27                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 18 G34    NW 11 G20    NW 10 G20    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.10         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         39                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 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. SOUTH 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. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-042030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
227 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-6)   23-28 (-9)   9-14         36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-22)  39-44 (-2)   81-86        18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 12 G24                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 15 G30    NW 11 G19    NW  9 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.03         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         61                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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. SOUTHEAST 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 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-042030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
227 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-6)   23-28 (-9)   10-15        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-20)  37-42 (-3)   81-86        16-21        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 14 G28                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 17 G30    NW 13 G22    NW 11 G20    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.04         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 26                     N 14         
DISPERSION                         70                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 21. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 27. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST 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.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-042030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
227 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-4)   23-28 (-8)   9-14         29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-14)  47-52 (-2)   80-85        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G27     NW 11 G19    NW 10 G18    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.08         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW 12        
DISPERSION                         70                        15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 21. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH 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. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-042030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
227 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-5)   23-28 (-8)   9-14         33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-18)  42-47 (-6)   74-79        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 10 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G27    NW  9 G17    NW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW  9        
DISPERSION                         72                        15           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST 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.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 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. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-042030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
227 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2009 /127 PM CST TUE FEB 3 2009/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-5)   26-31 (-9)   11-16        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-17)  32-37 (-5)   69-74        18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G31    NW 10 G17    NW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     N 10         
DISPERSION                         79                        19           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 27. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$









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