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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
400 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY...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 ON FRIDAY AND 
SATURDAY.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-281000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
400 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+8)   24-29 (+5)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-26)  75-80 (-4)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      W 10 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 29         
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
19 TO 28. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS 16 TO 27. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-281000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+10)  23-28 (+5)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-31)  75-80 (-6)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      W 11 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      NW  9 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 31         
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 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. 

$$

TNZ072-074-281000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
400 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+13)  24-29 (+8)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-31)  74-79 (-9)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  9 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     W 25         
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-281000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+11)  24-29 (+5)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-24)  80-85 (+4)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     W 20         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-281000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+10)  22-27 (+2)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-23)  82-87 (+8)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     W 23         
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    26 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-281000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
400 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+7)   24-29 (+5)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-20)  80-85 (0)    37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      W 24         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-281000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
400 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+9)   26-31 (+6)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-20)  77-82 (+2)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      W 23         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-281000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
400 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010 /300 AM CST WED JAN 27 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+8)   27-32 (+6)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-17)  81-86 (+1)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W 22         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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