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FNUS54 KMRX 091937
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND DEVELOPING BY 
MONDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL GENERATE SOME SCATTERED SNOW 
SHOWERS ON MONDAY NIGHT...BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD RETURN CLOSER TO 
NORMAL BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-102045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
235 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      8-13 (+2)    20-25 (+5)   8-13         29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-2)   50-55 (-21)  76-81        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         NW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 10 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      W 22         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 
21. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. 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 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-102045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
235 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      7-12 (+3)    19-24 (+5)   7-12         28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-2)   50-55 (-15)  75-80        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    NW  7        LGT/VAR      W  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      W 21         
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO 
19. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO 
MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-102045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
235 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      7-12 (+5)    19-24 (+4)   7-12         28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-6)   48-53 (-13)  75-80        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G17     N  5         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G19    
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         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      W 18         
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO 
20. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 21. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO 
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-102045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
235 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      9-14 (+6)    22-27 (+2)   9-14         31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-2)   46-51 (-10)  71-76        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G18     N  8 G17     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      W 16         
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 20. 
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 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. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-102045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
235 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      8-13 (+7)    22-27 (+3)   8-13         31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+1)   47-52 (-10)  72-77        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 10 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G17     N  8 G16     LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      W 17         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 
19. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-102045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
235 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      9-14 (+3)    22-27 (+4)   9-14         31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (0)    48-53 (-15)  72-77        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  5        LGT/VAR      SW  8 G15    
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         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      W 18         
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 
22. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 21. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-102045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
235 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      9-14 (+3)    23-28 (+3)   9-14         32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+2)   46-51 (-15)  77-82        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      SW  5 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         N  5         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      W 20         
DISPERSION                         24 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 
22. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-102045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
235 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010 /135 PM CST SAT JAN 9 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (+5)   25-30 (+3)   11-16        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-4)   44-49 (-9)   69-74        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8                      SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     N  6         LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      W 20         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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