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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...CREATING SCATTERED SNOW 
SHOWERS AS COLD ARCTIC AIR LINGERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WARMING 
TREND WILL THEN DEVELOP BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES 
RETURNING CLOSER TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-092045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
310 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      4-9 (+1)     17-22 (+4)   4-9          22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   67-72 (+12)  95-100       47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        NW  7        NW  7        NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.05         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      N 12         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 4 TO 12. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-092045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
310 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      3-8 (+1)     16-21 (+4)   4-9          20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  64-69 (+12)  95-100       46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G15                 NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    NW  9 G17    NW  9 G18    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.04         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      N 12         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 4 TO 16. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. WEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. NORTHWEST 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 MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-092045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
310 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      3-8 (+1)     16-21 (+4)   4-9          19-24        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   53-58 (-5)   95-100       43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  6         N  8 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.03         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      N 12         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 4 TO 12. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 21. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 22. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO 
MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S 
TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-092045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
310 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      7-12 (+1)    21-26 (+4)   7-12         24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (0)    50-55 (-3)   91-96        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G15                  N  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G17     N  9 G16     N  9 G18     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      N 12         
DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 8 TO 15. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-092045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
310 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      7-12 (+1)    21-26 (+4)   7-12         24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-3)   49-54 (-2)   88-93        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      N  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9         N  9         N  9 G17     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      N 12         
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               11 POOR      
MAX LVORI                          5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 8 TO 14. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH 
WINDS UP TO 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.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-092045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
310 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      7-12 (+2)    19-24 (+4)   7-12         24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  60-65 (+10)  95-100       43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  6        NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.03         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      N  9         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 8 TO 15. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-092045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
310 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      9-14 (+1)    20-25 (+3)   9-14         24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+1)   55-60 (+2)   87-92        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  6         N  7         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      N 10         
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 17. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH 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 UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-092045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
310 PM EST FRI JAN 8 2010 /210 PM CST FRI JAN 8 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (+1)   22-27 (+3)   10-15        25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+4)   51-56 (0)    84-89        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      N  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     N  8         N  8 G16     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      N 12         
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 18. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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