
766 
FNUS54 KMRX 161944
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
244 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 
INTO THE EAST TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD RAIN 
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT.
 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-172045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
244 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+10)  43-48 (-9)   28-33        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+12)  69-74 (+27)  90-95        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6 G15                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  6         LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.45         0.40         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     W 15         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-172045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
244 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+12)  43-48 (-5)   26-31        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+14)  73-78 (+29)  93-98        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 11 G29                  W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G28    SW  9 G19    W  7         W  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.77         0.32         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-172045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
244 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+12)  43-48 (-3)   25-30        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+19)  71-76 (+33)  92-97        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G21                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G37    SW  8 G18    W  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.81         0.30         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     NW 12        
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-172045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
244 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+14)  45-50 (-4)   27-32        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+12)  72-77 (+36)  89-94        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E 12 G31     SW  7 G15    W  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.85         0.24         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     NW 12        
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-172045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
244 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+14)  46-51 (-4)   27-32        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+14) 71-76 (+37)  88-93        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E 12 G29     W  5         W  6         NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.19         0.24         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     NW 14        
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               10 POOR      
MAX LVORI                          8                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS
COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-172045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
244 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+12)  44-49 (-6)   27-32        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  72-77 (+31)  88-93        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5 G16                 SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  6 G18     W  6         W  6         W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.47         0.34         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     W 13         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-172045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
244 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+12)  44-49 (-5)   29-34        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+9)   72-77 (+34)  86-91        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  7 G16     W  5         NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.57         0.33         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     W 12         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-172045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
244 PM EST SAT JAN 16 2010 /144 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+10)  45-50 (-3)   29-34        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+9)   72-77 (+34)  88-93        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  9 G18     W  6         NW  7        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            4                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.65         0.21         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1700                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     NW 10        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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