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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1109 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...LOWERED TEMPS AND RH FOR TODAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...
BRINGING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. AN UPPER 
LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS 
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE 
OVER SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE SMOKIES BY 
SUNDAY MORNING. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-211715-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1109 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (0)    18-23 (+5)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-13)  69-74 (+8)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G17                  S  6 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     LGT/VAR      SW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      SW 33        
DISPERSION            58                        63           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 13 TO 27.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 12 TO 20. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-211715-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1109 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-2)   17-22 (+3)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-12)  71-76 (+12)  23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G20     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      S 23         
DISPERSION            48                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 28. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-211715-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1109 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-3)   18-23 (+3)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-17)  69-74 (+9)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      S  5 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         LGT/VAR      SW 14 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      SW 28        
DISPERSION            27                        36           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 15 TO 26.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 20. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-211715-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1109 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+1)   21-26 (+2)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-15)  73-78 (+19)  24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      SW 11 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     S 26         
DISPERSION            33                        41           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 26. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 20. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-211715-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1109 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (0)    18-23 (0)    47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-13)  78-83 (+22)  23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      SW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     S 25         
DISPERSION            40                        32           
MAX LVORI             1                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 19. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-211715-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
1109 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+1)   18-23 (+1)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-11)  81-86 (+24)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G16     LGT/VAR      SW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      SW 31        
DISPERSION            57                        94           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 28. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 15 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-211715-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
1109 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+3)   22-27 (+4)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-15)  73-78 (+17)  25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         LGT/VAR      SW 12 G22    
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         0.06         
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      SW 33        
DISPERSION            49                        98           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 27. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 21. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-211715-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
1109 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 /1009 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+4)   25-30 (+6)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-14)  79-84 (+25)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     S  5 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      SW 11 G21    
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         0.06         
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     SW 30        
DISPERSION            47                        84           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 22. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 50.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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