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FNUS54 KMRX 250858
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
358 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
BRINGING WITH IT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDY CONDITIONS. 
ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

COLD WITH HIGHER ELEVATIONS SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY. A 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR WEDNESDAY 
BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA FOR THURSDAY AND 
FRIDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-261000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
358 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-12)  24-29 (-14)  30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-11)  78-83 (-18)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G25                  W 16 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 16 G28     W 17 G29     W 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.11         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 29                      W 26         
DISPERSION            75 GOOD                   53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-261000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
358 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-10)  23-28 (-14)  29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-11)  84-89 (-13)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G22                  W 16 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G30     W 18 G33     W 15 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.14         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 30                      W 32         
DISPERSION            84 GOOD                   70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 TO
25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS NEAR
30. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-261000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
358 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-13)  22-27 (-14)  31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-13)  91-96 (-6)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G26                  W 14 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 18 G36     W 18 G36     W 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.15         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 31                      W 31         
DISPERSION            79 GOOD                   61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 12 TO
25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-261000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
358 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-11)  25-30 (-14)  37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-19)  85-90 (-11)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G26                  W 11 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 16 G29     W 14 G29     W 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      W 28         
DISPERSION            91 GOOD                   72 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-261000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
358 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-11)  25-30 (-14)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-20)  85-90 (-10)  30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G25                  W 11 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 16 G29     W 15 G29     W 12 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 29                      W 31         
DISPERSION            93 GOOD                   81 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-261000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
358 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-12)  26-31 (-12)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-7)   75-80 (-19)  44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G22                  W 14 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G26     W 15 G26     W 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.09         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      W 28         
DISPERSION            89 GOOD                   70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-261000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
358 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-13)  26-31 (-11)  35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-18)  74-79 (-22)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G22                  W 12 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 14 G24    W 12 G23     W 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.06         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      W 25         
DISPERSION            90 GOOD                   66 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-261000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
358 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 /258 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-10)  26-31 (-12)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-27)  72-77 (-24)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G24                  W 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G26     W 11 G24     W 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      W 26         
DISPERSION            88 GOOD                   70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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