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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 SAT JAN 23 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND 
THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS....

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...PRODUCING DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES. A COLD FRONT WITH A STRONG WIND FIELD WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BRINGING 
WINDY CONDITIONS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS...AND A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-240915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+7)   37-42 (+3)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-30)  92-97 (-4)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G16                 S 17 G33     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G19    SE 13 G26    S 13 G33     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         1.22         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      S 28         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. 
HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-240915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+7)   36-41 (+3)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-27)  91-96 (-3)   58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G22                 S 28 G50     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G25    SE 21 G43    S 18 G43     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         1.76         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      S 29         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-240915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+5)   38-43 (+5)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-21)  93-98 (-1)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G15                 S 32 G57     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G21    SE 20 G47    S 17 G48     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.18         1.93         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      S 26         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO 
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN 
THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-240915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+5)   40-45 (+5)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-18)  93-98 (-1)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G21                 SE 25 G47    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G24    SE 20 G43    S 14 G37     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.29         2.09         
LAL                   1            3            3            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      S 23         
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-240915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+2)   39-44 (+5)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-12)  93-98 (-3)   58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G21                 SE 23 G40    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G24    SE 19 G41    S 10 G31     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.29         2.30         
LAL                   1            3            3            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 18                     S 22         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-240915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   38-43 (+3)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-28)  91-96 (-3)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G17                 SE 16 G33    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G19    SE 12 G27    S 10 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         1.42         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 14                     S 23         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-240915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   41-46 (+5)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-28)  93-98 (-2)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     S 16 G32     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8 G16    SE 10 G25    S 12 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.23         1.21         
LAL                   1            3            3            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      S 25         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-240915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST SAT JAN 23 2010 /500 AM CST SAT JAN 23 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+7)   42-47 (+5)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-26)  93-98 (-1)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G21                 S 16 G31     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G24    SE 14 G29    S 10 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.40         1.33         
LAL                   1            3            3            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      S 24         
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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