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FNUS54 KMRX 030910
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
410 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010

.DISCUSSION...
COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE REGION 
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE 
EXPECTED...WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE HIGHEST 
ELEVATIONS. LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED UNTIL THURSDAY INTO 
FRIDAY.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-041000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
410 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (+1)   6-11 (0)     19-24        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-16)  84-89 (+11)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G20                 W  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    NW 10 G18    NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     NW 20        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 7 TO
14. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
16 TO 28. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 8 TO 16. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE
20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE 20S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-041000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
410 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (+1)   6-11 (+1)    21-26        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-20)  80-85 (+10)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G26                 W  9 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G25    NW 11 G23    NW 12 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 24                     NW 20        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 5 TO
14. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 17 TO 29.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 3 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-041000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
410 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (+1)   6-11 (+1)    21-26        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-20)  82-87 (+16)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6 G15                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G16     N  5         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         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      NW 10        
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 5 TO 14. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS ZERO TO 16 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-041000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
410 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+1)   10-15 (0)    25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      16-21 (-17)  67-72 (+9)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G17                  N  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G17     N  9 G16     NW  8 G15    
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      NW 13        
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 7 TO 14. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 17. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-041000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
410 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+1)   9-14 (0)     24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      15-20 (-17)  70-75 (+7)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G16                  N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 11 G18     N  9 G16     NW  9 G17    
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 24                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   8 POOR       
MAX LVORI             2                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 7 TO 12. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 14. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-041000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
410 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+2)   9-14 (+1)    23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-18)  81-86 (+14)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G17                 W  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    NW  6        W  9 G17     
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                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NW 17        
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 8 TO 15. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 8 TO 18. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-041000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
410 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+1)   10-15 (+1)   23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-16)  71-76 (+12)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G15     N  6         NW  7        
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                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 12                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 15. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 20. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-041000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
410 AM EST SUN JAN 3 2010 /310 AM CST SUN JAN 3 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+2)   12-17 (0)    25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-13)  62-67 (+6)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7                      N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9         N  8         NW  8 G15    
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 18. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TG/TD

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