
869 
FNUS54 KMRX 240901
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WITH A STRONG WIND FIELD WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE 
RIVER VALLEY TODAY...BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS 
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY 
THIS EVENING...WITH LIGHTER SHOWERS LINGERING INTO MONDAY. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-250915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+6)   36-41 (-2)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (0)    95-100 (+8)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 16 G32                 SW 10 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G34     SW  7 G16    W 15 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.17         0.20         0.02         
LAL                   3            3            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 30                      W 29         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 
17. HIGHS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-250915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+5)   35-40 (-2)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+5)   95-100 (+11) 51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 28 G49                 W 11 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 22 G44     SW  8 G30    W 16 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.51         0.36         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 32                      W 32         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    90 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 
17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-250915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+6)   34-39 (-2)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-6)   95-100 (+8)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 33 G60                  W 11 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 18 G52     SW  9 G20    W 16 G28     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.46         0.12         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 32                      W 30         
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 26. NORTH WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE TEENS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-250915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+5)   36-41 (-2)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-2)   93-98 (0)    42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 28 G51                 W  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G41     SW  8 G19    W 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.27         0.07         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      W 26         
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               88 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-250915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+5)   35-40 (-2)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-1)   95-100 (+3)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 25 G45                 W  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G34     SW  7 G16    W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       4            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.61         0.10         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      W 29         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               91 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-250915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+9)   37-42 (-2)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-7)   94-99 (+7)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 14 G33                 W 10 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G33     LGT/VAR      W 15 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.27         0.17         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 26                      W 30         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   94 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-250915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+7)   36-41 (-3)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-8)   92-97 (-3)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 14 G31                  W 10 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G24    SW  6        W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.94         0.07         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      W 28         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   91 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-250915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 /500 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+5)   36-41 (-5)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (-4)   90-95 (-7)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 15 G32                  W  9 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G20     SW  6        W 15 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.78         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      W 28         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               91 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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