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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
250 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2010

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


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-112045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
250 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (0)    30-35 (+11)  16-21        29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-6)   37-42 (-15)  89-94        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G16                 NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9        W  8 G15     NW  9        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.09         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      NW 17        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. NORTHWEST WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 21. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-112045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (+2)   29-34 (+10)  16-21        28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-13)  37-42 (-14)  79-84        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  8 G16     W 11 G23     NW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.08         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      NW 17        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. NORTH WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 13 TO 20. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-112045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
250 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (+4)   28-33 (+7)   16-21        28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-15)  37-42 (-9)   77-82        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G19    SW 11 G22    N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      N 14         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 21. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 9 TO 21. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-112045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      12-17 (+2)   31-36 (+7)   17-22        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-17)  35-40 (-7)   76-81        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    SW  7 G16    N  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      N 18         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 21. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 21. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-112045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (+3)   31-36 (+7)   16-21        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-9)   35-40 (-8)   77-82        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  7         W  7         N  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      N 18         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               29 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE TEENS. NORTH WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 21. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
30S. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-112045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
250 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      13-18 (-1)   32-37 (+9)   18-23        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-8)   36-41 (-11)  79-84        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    SW  8 G17    NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      NW 13        
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE TEENS. SOUTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-112045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
250 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (0)    32-37 (+8)   19-24        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-6)   35-40 (-10)  81-86        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G15                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G16    SW  7        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      N 15         
DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 21. SOUTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-112045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
250 PM EST SUN JAN 10 2010 /150 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (+3)   34-39 (+7)   20-25        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (-6)   34-39 (-7)   78-83        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G16    SW  7 G15    N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM                      
PRECIP END                                      7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      N 17         
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 22. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. EAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 

$$

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