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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS 
AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL BRING 
SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION INTO THIS 
WEEKEND. THESE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING A WARMING TREND FOR THE 
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE NORMAL 
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON 
SUNDAY...BUT WILL THEN STALL OUT AND MOVE BACK NORTH BY MONDAY. A 
STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION BY THE MIDDLE 
OF NEXT WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-080915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+17)  35-40 (+9)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-11)  79-84 (-13)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G17                 SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    SW  8 G17    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30                     W 17         
DISPERSION            37                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO 
THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 
25 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-080915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+11)  32-37 (+9)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-7)   82-87 (-15)  49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G16                 W 11 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    SW  7 G18    W  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      W 21         
DISPERSION            16                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-080915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+6)   30-35 (+8)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-6)   90-95 (-6)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G19                 SW  8 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G20    S 10 G21     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 AM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     W 15         
DISPERSION            16                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 
SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTH 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
LOWER 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 
IN THE UPPER 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO UPPER 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-080915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+7)   32-37 (+8)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-10)  90-95 (-6)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G16                 SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G19    S  8 G17     W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 AM        
PRECIP END                                      7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     W 14         
DISPERSION            29                        12           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 
TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. 

$$

NCZ060-061-080915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+5)   31-36 (+8)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-7)   91-96 (-6)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    SW  5        W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 AM        
PRECIP END                                      7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            22                        10           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-080915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+13)  34-39 (+8)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-9)   82-87 (-12)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5 G15                 SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    SW  5        W  6 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 AM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     W 16         
DISPERSION            47                        20           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-080915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+11)  39-44 (+8)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-8)   80-85 (-5)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G17                 SW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G20    SW  8 G16    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 AM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     W 15         
DISPERSION            55                        23           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 
40. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO 
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO 
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-080915-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 7 2009 /500 AM CST SAT FEB 7 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+8)   40-45 (+8)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-5)   84-89 (-5)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G16                 SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G20    SW  8 G15    SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     W 14         
DISPERSION            52                        22           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. 

$$





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