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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1023 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TODAY WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AND CLEAR SKIES. A COLD FRONT WILL 
APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AND PUSH ACROSS THE AREA  
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA.   


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-181630-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1023 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+14)  33-38 (+20)  51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-20)  83-88 (-6)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 13 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 14 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.17         0.33         
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     SW 43        
DISPERSION            24                        10           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS 19 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-181630-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1023 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+12)  31-36 (+18)  48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-18)  83-88 (-2)   58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 14 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  6 G16     SW 14 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.15         0.34         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     SW 40        
DISPERSION            12                        2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 15 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS 18 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-181630-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1023 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+8)   34-39 (+18)  49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-5)   80-85 (+3)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 18 G33     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    S  9 G23     SW 16 G31    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.23         0.41         
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     SW 41        
DISPERSION            11                        3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS 17 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-181630-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1023 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+5)   35-40 (+16)  52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-2)   89-94 (+9)   58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 15 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    S  7 G16     S 14 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.25         0.47         
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     SW 38        
DISPERSION            21                        4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 19 TO 26. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-181630-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1023 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+4)   35-40 (+17)  51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-1)   92-97 (+7)   61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 12 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        LGT/VAR      S 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.22         0.53         
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     SW 40        
DISPERSION            16                        1            
MAX LVORI             4                         8            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-181630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1023 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+9)   33-38 (+17)  52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-11)  88-93 (+4)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 12 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 14 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.20         0.35         
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     SW 40        
DISPERSION            26                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 24. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-181630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1023 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+8)   36-41 (+17)  54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-6)   84-89 (+9)   54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 15 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        LGT/VAR      SW 14 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.28         0.35         
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     SW 40        
DISPERSION            35                        22           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-181630-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1023 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 /923 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+5)   38-43 (+16)  55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-3)   87-92 (+7)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 14 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  6         SW 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                    6            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.38         0.39         
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     SW 37        
DISPERSION            35                        18           

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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