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FNUS54 KMRX 201948
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
248 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT.
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. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-212100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
248 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (+3)   44-49 (+13)  20-25        26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (+11)  34-39 (+9)   81-86        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G16                  W 14 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 12 G23    SW  9 G20    NW 13 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.16         0.05         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     W 20         
DISPERSION                         18                        38           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 9 TO 17. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-212100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
248 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (+1)   45-50 (+15)  19-24        26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (+4)   29-34 (+2)   89-94        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W 15 G29     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    SW  9 G20    NW 15 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.11         0.04         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      W 24         
DISPERSION                         5                         30           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 8 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-212100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
248 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (0)    40-45 (+11)  18-23        27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (+12)  35-40 (+6)   84-89        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5 G16                  W 12 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 14 G25    SW 10 G25    NW 11 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.17         0.03         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 15                      NW 20        
DISPERSION                         10                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 7 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-212100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
248 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (0)    46-51 (+10)  20-25        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (+13)  33-38 (+9)   82-87        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 11 G22    W  9 G22     NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           10           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.16         0.01         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      NW 20        
DISPERSION                         16                        37           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 8 TO 19. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-212100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
248 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-2)   45-50 (+8)   21-26        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+12)  32-37 (+9)   78-83        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 10 G20    SW  8 G18    NW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 2                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM                      
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.15         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 15                      NW 24        
DISPERSION                         10                        42           
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 18. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-212100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
248 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-1)   48-53 (+13)  22-27        29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (+10)  30-35 (+4)   82-87        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 12 G23    SW  8        NW 11 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.13         0.04         
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 14                      W 20         
DISPERSION                         26                        46           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 12 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-212100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
248 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (+1)   48-53 (+10)  20-25        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+15)  35-40 (+12)  77-82        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 12 G22    W  8 G16     NW  8 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.13         0.03         
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         42                        48           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-212100-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
248 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2009 /148 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+3)   49-54 (+9)   21-26        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+14)  32-37 (+12)  70-75        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5 G18                  NW  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 11 G21    W  8 G16     NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.10         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 22                      NW 22        
DISPERSION                         41                        58           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 21. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS NEAR 60. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$








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