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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
325 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A NORTHERLY FLOW OF MOISTURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL BRING LIGHT 
SNOW OR FLURRIES TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL 
BUILD ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING SUNNIER AND WARMER 
WEATHER.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-130930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
325 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-6)   14-19 (-5)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+23)  81-86 (+3)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      W  9         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 27. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-130930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
325 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-6)   12-17 (-6)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+21)  79-84 (+2)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  7 G18    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     NW  9        
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 28. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-130930-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
325 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-4)   13-18 (-6)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+16)  77-82 (-1)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G16     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      NW  6        
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 25. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-130930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
325 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-4)   14-19 (-9)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+11)  78-83 (+3)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G19     N  8 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS 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)    4200                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 20                      N  6         
DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-130930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
325 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-3)   13-18 (-9)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+11)  79-84 (+3)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G18     N  7         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 21                      NW  7        
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
NORTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-130930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
325 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-5)   15-20 (-6)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+22)  80-85 (+2)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      NW  6        
DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 23. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-130930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
325 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-4)   15-20 (-8)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+16)  80-85 (+3)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            10 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      NW  5        
DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 24. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 50. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-130930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
325 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 /225 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-4)   16-21 (-8)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+14)  84-89 (+8)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8         N  7         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         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                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 20                      N  5         
DISPERSION            48 GEN GOOD               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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