
721 
FNUS54 KMRX 211943
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
243 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING INTO
SUNDAY. A LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE SMOKIES BY SUNDAY MORNING. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-222045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
243 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (+6)   24-29 (-22)  12-17        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (+6)   49-54 (+27)  82-87        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G19                  NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G20    NW 12 G21    NW 10 G19    NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.06         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      NW 16        
DISPERSION                         38                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-222045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (+5)   25-30 (-22)  11-16        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+14)  47-52 (+27)  82-87        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 14 G25                  NW  9 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G20    NW 15 G27    NW 12 G23    NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.05         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      NW 21        
DISPERSION                         30                        7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 13 TO 21. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-222045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
243 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (+4)   26-31 (-16)  11-16        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+10)  41-46 (+20)  90-95        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 12 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G25    NW 12 G24    NW  8 G17    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     NW 15        
DISPERSION                         22                        5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-222045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+2)   31-36 (-17)  13-18        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+9)   35-40 (+16)  85-90        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G21                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G22     NW 12 G21    NW  8 G15    N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     N 15         
DISPERSION                         37                        13           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
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 MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-222045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+5)   32-37 (-17)  14-19        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (+8)   35-40 (+18)  84-89        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 13 G24                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G18    NW 14 G25    NW  8 G16    NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 26                     NW 20        
DISPERSION                         41                        14           
MAX LVORI                          2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 13 TO 21. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-222045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
243 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+7)   29-34 (-21)  14-19        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (+8)   45-50 (+24)  82-87        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G21                  NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8        W 12 G22     NW  8 G16    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           20           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.05         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      NW 13        
DISPERSION                         47                        16           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 22. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-222045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
243 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+3)   30-35 (-19)  14-19        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (+2)   40-45 (+19)  79-84        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     NW 10 G18    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     NW 12        
DISPERSION                         49                        17           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
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. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-222045-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
243 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 /143 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+2)   34-39 (-16)  16-21        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (+2)   32-37 (+9)   76-81        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 10 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     NW 11 G21    NW  6        N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         56                        21           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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