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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
302 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TODAY. GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW WILL
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT...AND WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD ARCTIC
AIR MASS WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE REGION BY THE WEEKEND...WITH A
WARMING TEND EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-080915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
302 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+5)   9-14 (-1)    19-24        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-7)   91-96 (-4)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W 12 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    SW  9 G18    W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           50           
PRECIP DURATION       2            4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.07         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     NW 23        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 8 TO 16.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 11 TO
24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 2 TO 12. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 18 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-080915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+4)   7-12 (-3)    19-24        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-6)   95-100 (+3)  53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 14 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  8 G19     NW 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           50           
PRECIP DURATION       2            4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.05         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      NW 28        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 9 TO 16.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 11 TO
26. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 2 TO 13. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-080915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
302 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+4)   8-13 (-5)    20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-4)   95-100 (+12) 46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G17    W 11 G22     NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           50           
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.04         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 9 TO 16.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 9 TO 27.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 2 BELOW TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-080915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+4)   11-16 (-4)   23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+2)   89-94 (+5)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G15    W  9 G18     NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.03         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     NW 20        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO
17. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 2 TO 16. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-080915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
302 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+6)   11-16 (-3)   22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (0)    90-95 (-1)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        W  8 G17     NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.03         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      NW 25        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               55 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 12 TO
17. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 4 TO 16. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-080915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
302 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+5)   12-17 (0)    22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-2)   91-96 (+4)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        W  9 G18     W 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.05         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     NW 20        
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO 17.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
14 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 5 TO 14. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-080915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
302 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+3)   13-18 (-2)   23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-2)   79-84 (-5)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    W  9 G18     NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     NW 17        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO
17. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 7 TO 16. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER
40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-080915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
302 AM EST THU JAN 7 2010 /202 AM CST THU JAN 7 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+3)   14-19 (-2)   26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+3)   75-80 (-7)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G15    W  9 G21     NW  9        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.02         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
17. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 17. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER
50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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