
990 
FNUS54 KMRX 200933
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
433 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION AND A LOW PRESSURE 
SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS 
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL 
THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-211100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
433 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-2)   38-43 (-1)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+18)  95-100 (+8)  74-79        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   E  9 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.15         0.33         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      SE 26        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-211100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
433 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-1)   38-43 (0)    44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (+18)  95-100 (+7)  72-77        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     SE 13 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 14 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           90           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.20         0.53         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     SE 33        
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-211100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
433 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-3)   41-46 (+3)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+22)  95-100 (+1)  73-78        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7                      SE 13 G33    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G19    S  6 G15     SE 16 G34    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           90           90           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.46         0.76         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     SE 25        
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-211100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
433 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-3)   45-50 (+6)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+25)  95-100 (0)   74-79        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      SE 13 G30    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G17     S  6         SE 15 G31    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          90           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.65         0.74         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     SE 26        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-211100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
433 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-3)   45-50 (+7)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+27)  95-100 (+3)  77-82        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE 15 G31    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      SE 16 G31    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          90           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.64         0.82         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     SE 35        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    20 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             7                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-211100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
433 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-2)   41-46 (+1)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+20)  95-100 (+6)  72-77        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   E  9 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           90           
PRECIP DURATION       5            3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.23         0.49         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     SE 24        
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-211100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
433 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-4)   44-49 (+2)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+27)  95-100 (+6)  75-80        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      E  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G18     S  6         E  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.25         0.43         0.69         
LAL                   1            2            2            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SE 18        
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-211100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
433 AM EST WED JAN 20 2010 /333 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (-5)   46-51 (+4)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+25)  95-100 (+2)  73-78        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      E  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G17     S  6 G15     SE  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          90           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.75         0.62         
LAL                   1            2            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     SE 22        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TD/SON

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