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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...BRINGING A FEW MORNING SHOWERS AND 
EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS. ANOTHER STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN 
MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS REGION ON SATURDAY NIGHT... 
BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL INTO 
SUNDAY. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-230930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+4)   32-37 (-2)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (-15)  95-100 (-2)  44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1600                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     S 16         
DISPERSION            0 VERY POOR               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. COOLER. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-230930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+3)   31-36 (-2)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-9)   95-100 (+3)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 13 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     S 17         
DISPERSION            0 VERY POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. WEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. COOLER. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-230930-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-5)   32-37 (-3)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-7)   95-100 (-1)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 10 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  7                     S 14         
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...BREEZY AND SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO MID 
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO LOWER 
60S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. COOLER. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S 
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-230930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-6)   34-39 (-2)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-12)  95-100 (+2)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  9 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 13 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           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)    2100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  7                     SE 21        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH 
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-230930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-4)   33-38 (-2)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-14)  95-100 (+3)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 14 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     SE 20        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               19 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             8                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH... 
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-230930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+1)   33-38 (-3)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (-15)  95-100 (-1)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1600                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     SE 16        
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. COOLER. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-230930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-4)   35-40 (-4)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-17)  95-100 (-1)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  8 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1600                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     S 16         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 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. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-230930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 /500 AM CST FRI JAN 22 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-7)   36-41 (-3)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-12)  95-100 (-2)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 13 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           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                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1600                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     S 22         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 
TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS 
NEAR 50. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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