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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
425 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT WITH LIGHT 
ACCUMULATIONS OVER SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND 
THE SMOKIES THIS MORNING. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY ACROSS 
SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA BUT REMAIN COLD. 
TONIGHT SNOW WILL END AS HIGHER PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN FROM 
THE WEST. EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES MONDAY AND WARMING TEMPERATURES 
TUESDAY.  

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-231030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
425 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-21)  13-18 (-11)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+27)  91-96 (+24)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G19                  NW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G21    NW 10 G19    NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            31                        24           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 19. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. 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. SLIGHT 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
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-231030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
425 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-21)  12-17 (-11)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+24)  86-91 (+19)  30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 14 G25                  NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 15 G27    NW 12 G23    NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      NW 17        
DISPERSION            22                        14           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 20. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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 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 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-231030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
425 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-15)  12-17 (-10)  36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (+10)  93-98 (+22)  21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G22                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G24    NW  8 G17    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     NW 10        
DISPERSION            17                        6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 21. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-231030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
425 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-16)  16-21 (-11)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (+7)   85-90 (+18)  18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G21                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G21    NW  8 G15    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            31                        18           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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 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 MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-231030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
425 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-17)  16-21 (-13)  41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (+6)   86-91 (+19)  15-20        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 13 G24                 N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G25    NW  8 G16    NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            10 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 26                     NW 15        
DISPERSION            34                        16           
MAX LVORI             2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING WEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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 MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-231030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-
425 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-20)  16-21 (-10)  36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+21)  84-89 (+16)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G21                  NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G22     NW  8 G16    NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.01         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            40                        36           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 21. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 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 LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-231030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
425 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-18)  15-20 (-8)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+17)  86-91 (+20)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            42                        30           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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 MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-231030-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-
425 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2009 /325 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-15)  19-24 (-6)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+5)   77-82 (+14)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G21                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G21    NW  6        NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            49                        31           

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$








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