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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
314 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE A FEW MORE SNOW SHOWERS 
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME 
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE HIGHER 
TERRAIN WILL AVERAGE AROUND ONE INCH TONIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING DRY WEATHER FOR ONE 
DAY BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND 
FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE PLENTY OF COLD AIR IN PLACE PRIOR TO 
ARRIVING IN THE AREA. AS IT SLIDES EAST ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES
IT WILL GENERATE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-272115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
314 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-5)   38-43 (+8)   25-30        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-4)   33-38 (-25)  74-79        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  7                      SW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G17     SW  6        LGT/VAR      W  8 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            1 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      W 29         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 23.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-272115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
314 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-4)   40-45 (+11)  23-28        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-3)   28-33 (-31)  76-81        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G15                  W  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   1 PM         
PRECIP END            1 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      W 30         
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 26.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-272115-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
314 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-7)   45-50 (+16)  24-29        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+4)   18-23 (-36)  77-82        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G19     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   1 PM         
PRECIP END            1 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     W 24         
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 27.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-272115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
314 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-6)   48-53 (+15)  24-29        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-2)   17-22 (-31)  80-85        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     W 17         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-272115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
314 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-3)   49-54 (+15)  22-27        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-9)   15-20 (-31)  85-90        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     W 21         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-272115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
314 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-6)   40-45 (+7)   24-29        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-3)   31-36 (-21)  81-86        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6                     SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      W 24         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 25.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-272115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
314 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-6)   42-47 (+9)   26-31        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-2)   27-32 (-23)  78-83        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 10                      W 23         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 27.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER
30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-272115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
314 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 /214 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2010/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-5)   46-51 (+10)  28-33        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+6)   24-29 (-19)  80-85        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     W 21         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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