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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
445 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN 
APPALCHIANS REGION TODAY.  A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS 
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A 
CHANCE THAT SOME STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-121000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
445 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (0)    35-40 (-9)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+5)   80-85 (-4)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 14 G32                  W 13 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 21 G39    SW 20 G39    W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   5 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.09         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 37                      W 25         
DISPERSION            48                        40           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-121000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+1)   33-38 (-9)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+7)   78-83 (-8)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 16 G33                  W 17 G31     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 20 G40    W 20 G40     W 16 G30     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   5 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.11         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 37                      W 26         
DISPERSION            29                        26           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-121000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
445 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (0)    32-37 (-11)  54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+6)   80-85 (-7)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 18 G41                  W 11 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 23 G46    W 18 G44     NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   3 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.04         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 48                      NW 20        
DISPERSION            35                        16           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-121000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (0)    34-39 (-9)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+7)   77-82 (-14)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 19 G41                  NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 23 G43    W 14 G36     NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 47                      NW 15        
DISPERSION            62                        24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-121000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-1)   34-39 (-8)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+9)   77-82 (-19)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 15 G33                  NW 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 18 G35    W 13 G30     NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         0.04         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 44                      NW 20        
DISPERSION            50                        27           
MAX LVORI             5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-121000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
445 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (0)    36-41 (-8)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+5)   79-84 (-5)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 12 G24                  W 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 16 G31    SW 16 G31    W 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   3 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.07         0.00         
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 37                      W 21         
DISPERSION            66                        42           

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-121000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
445 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (0)    36-41 (-11)  58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+6)   74-79 (-9)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 15 G34                  W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 20 G38    SW 15 G34    W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 47                      W 15         
DISPERSION            92                        35           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-121000-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
445 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 /345 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (0)    37-42 (-11)  59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+5)   75-80 (-12)  30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 19 G41                  NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 22 G43    W 13 G32     NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   10 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.40         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 46                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            93                        34           

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$










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