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FNUS54 KMRX 090900
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
400 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-101000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
400 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (+5)   8-13 (+5)    23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+1)   92-97 (-4)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        NW  6        NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      N 13         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 7 TO 17. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 14 TO 22. 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
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-101000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (+4)   8-13 (+4)    22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+4)   95-100 (0)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G16    NW  7 G15    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      N 15         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 6 TO 18. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 13 TO 21. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-101000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
400 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (+5)   6-11 (+3)    22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-12)  95-100 (+2)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  7 G15                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      N 14         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 13. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 10 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-101000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+5)   11-16 (+5)   27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-11)  88-93 (0)    37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9                      N  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9         N  7         N  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      N 18         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 15. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 14 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY 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 SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-101000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+5)   12-17 (+6)   27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-13)  86-91 (-1)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8                      N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9         N  7         N  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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)    4800                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      N 17         
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 15. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 15 TO 23. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 50. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-101000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
400 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (+4)   11-16 (+4)   25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+3)   85-90 (-8)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 10                      N 12         
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 6 TO 17. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 14 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-101000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
400 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (+3)   11-16 (+5)   25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-5)   85-90 (-1)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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)    4000                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      N 13         
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 4 TO 16. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 17 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY 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 SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-101000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
400 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2010 /300 AM CST SAT JAN 9 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+3)   11-16 (+4)   27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-6)   87-92 (+4)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8                      N  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8         N  6         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      N 17         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 3 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
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 MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY 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 SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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