
748 
FNUS54 KMRX 080900
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
400 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION TODAY AND SATURDAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH IT. 
COLD ARCTIC AIR IS ALSO EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. A WARMING TREND 
WILL THEN DEVELOP BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES RETURNING 
CLOSE TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-091000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
400 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-12)  8-13 (-3)    21-26        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+2)   93-98 (+2)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G19                  NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    NW  6        NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 13        
DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
7 TO 14. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 3 TO 12. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-091000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-12)  7-12 (-3)    20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+14)  92-97 (-1)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 13 G24                 NW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G22    NW  9 G20    NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.03         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 25                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
8 TO 14. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 4 TO 13. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-091000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
400 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-11)  7-12 (-4)    20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+18)  93-98 (-1)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G17                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    NW  5        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     N 14         
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
6 TO 15. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 3 TO 14. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-091000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-7)   11-16 (-6)   23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-3)   84-89 (-6)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G16                 N  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    NW  6        N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           10           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     N 18         
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 8 TO
15. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 7 TO 15. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-091000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-7)   9-14 (-8)    22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-6)   87-92 (-8)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G18                 N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  8        N  9         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           10           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 25                     N 17         
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               39 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 14. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 8 TO 15. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-091000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
400 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-12)  9-14 (-4)    23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+5)   87-92 (-4)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     NW  6        NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     N 13         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
10 TO 15. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 14. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-091000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
400 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-10)  10-15 (-2)   23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-7)   85-90 (-4)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G15                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G15    NW  5        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     N 15         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 9 TO
17. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 8 TO 14. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-091000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
400 AM EST FRI JAN 8 2010 /300 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-9)   12-17 (-3)   25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-15)  81-86 (-4)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G16                 N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    NW  6        N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     N 18         
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 17. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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