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

.DISCUSSION...
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING 
COLD FRONT. SOME STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE 
EARLY TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. SHOWERS WILL BE 
DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE 
REGION. CLOUDY SKIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND 
THE FRONT INTO TUESDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-252115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (0)    40-45 (-16)  23-28        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  49-54 (-15)  77-82        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 12 G24                  W 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    SW 14 G25    W 12 G22     W 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           40           30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.80         0.02         0.03         0.02         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         77 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 16 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-252115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (0)    40-45 (-12)  22-27        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 51-56 (-16)  83-88        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G23                  W 15 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G30    W 15 G25     W 14 G25     W 15 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           40           30           40           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.19         0.02         0.02         0.03         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 32                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         90 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 14 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-252115-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (0)    38-43 (-14)  22-27        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  46-51 (-20)  86-91        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G23                  W 14 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G20    SW 17 G30    W 16 G29     W 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           30           30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.02         0.02         0.02         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 30                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         77 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-252115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+1)   42-47 (-12)  25-30        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (0)    41-46 (-27)  80-85        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G19                  W 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G19     SW 15 G28    W 14 G26     W 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.02         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5900                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         88 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 25. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-252115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+2)   43-48 (-12)  25-30        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+2)   39-44 (-27)  81-86        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G19                  W 13 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6 G16    W 15 G26     W 15 G28     W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.02         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         91 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS NEAR 50. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-252115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-1)   43-48 (-14)  25-30        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  48-53 (-13)  80-85        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 12 G24                  W 13 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW 15 G26    W 12 G22     W 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           30           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.64         0.02         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 30                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         94 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-252115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-2)   42-47 (-13)  26-31        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  44-49 (-26)  72-77        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G20                  W 11 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G17     SW 14 G24    W 12 G22     W 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           30           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.02         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         91 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-252115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
313 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010 /213 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-3)   44-49 (-9)   27-32        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-4)   39-44 (-35)  71-76        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G21                  W 11 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    SW 14 G25    W 11 G23     W 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.02         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         91 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 50. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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