
870 
FNUS54 KMRX 010915
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
415 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

.DISCUSSION...
LINGERING PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE THIS 
MORNING...WILL GIVE WAY TO COLDER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SNOW 
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES LATER TODAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL 
BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR TONIGHT...ACROSS MAINLY 
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL 
MOVE IN FOR THE WEEKEND...BUT LITTLE CHANCES OF ANY SIGNIFICANT 
SNOWFALL.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-021000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-8)   13-18 (-16)  20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (-16)  88-93 (-9)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G17                 NW 12 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  9 G16    NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.03         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 25        
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   69 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 6 TO 14. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 18 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 7 TO 13. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
16 TO 29. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-021000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-9)   14-19 (-16)  20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-8)   91-96 (-5)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G20                 NW 15 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G23    NW 12 G23    NW 15 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.05         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 24                     NW 28        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 6 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 6 TO 15. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-021000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-8)   14-19 (-15)  22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-23)  87-92 (-10)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 NW 11 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  8 G18    NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.04         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 6 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 7 TO 16. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-021000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-7)   18-23 (-15)  27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-30)  81-86 (-16)  29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G17                 NW 10 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  8 G16    NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     N 17         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 16. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 16. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-021000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-3)   19-24 (-14)  27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-36)  84-89 (-13)  28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G19                 NW 12 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G20    NW 10 G19    NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 24                     N 22         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               28 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 16. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-021000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-6)   16-21 (-15)  23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-23)  80-85 (-17)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G17                 NW 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  8 G16    NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           10           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NW 22        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   81 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 15. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-021000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-7)   17-22 (-15)  25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-33)  76-81 (-21)  32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G17                 NW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    NW  7 G15    NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     NW 17        
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-021000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
415 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010 /315 AM CST FRI JAN 1 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-6)   19-24 (-14)  28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-37)  72-77 (-25)  27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G19                 NW 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  9 G17    NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     N 16         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 20. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 18. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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