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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
425 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL 
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...GENERATING SOME 
SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RETURN CLOSER TO NORMAL BY THE 
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-121030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
425 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+12)  17-22 (+14)  28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-19)  86-91 (+8)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G16                 NW  9        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10        SW  8 G16    NW  9        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           70           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.11         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 16        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 27. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.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.
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 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-121030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
425 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+11)  16-21 (+11)  28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-22)  85-90 (+7)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     W 10 G20     NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      NW 17        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 20. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 22. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 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 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-121030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
425 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+9)   16-21 (+10)  28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-20)  86-91 (+14)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    W 10 G21     N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      N 14         
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 21. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 23. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
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
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-121030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
425 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+10)  20-25 (+13)  31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-19)  75-80 (+5)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    SW  7 G16    N  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      N 18         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 21. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 24. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 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...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-121030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
425 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+10)  19-24 (+13)  31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-22)  74-79 (+4)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         W  6         N 10         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      N 20         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               24 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 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...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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-121030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
425 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+9)   19-24 (+13)  31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-14)  80-85 (+3)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G16    SW  8        NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      NW 13        
DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 23. LIGHT WINDS. 
.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 AROUND
30. 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>069-071-073-086-121030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
425 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+8)   20-25 (+13)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-14)  81-86 (+5)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G15                 N  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10        SW  7 G15    N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      N 15         
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 24. SOUTHEAST 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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-121030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
425 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010 /325 AM CST MON JAN 11 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+7)   21-26 (+12)  34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-13)  79-84 (+5)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9        SW  7 G15    N  9         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      N 18         
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
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...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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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