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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF DRY WEATHER...BEFORE THE 
NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON 
FRIDAY.  THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA 
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  RAIN WILL SLOWLY TRANSITION TO SNOW BY 
SATURDAY OVER THE SOUTHERN TN VALLEY...AND MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED 
OVER THE NORTHERN VALLEY.  THIS SYSTEM MAY GENERATE SIGNIFICANT 
SNOWFALL OVER NORTHERN LOCATIONS...MAINLY NORTH OF I 40...AND OVER 
HIGHER TERRAIN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-282115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
302 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+5)   42-47 (+4)   21-26        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-4)   37-42 (-8)   77-82        59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 12 G21     N  6         NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            70           
PRECIP DURATION                                              2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.15         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 30                      W  9         
DISPERSION                         60 GEN GOOD               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS 18 TO 28. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 6 TO 13. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-282115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+5)   43-48 (+4)   22-27        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-3)   40-45 (-2)   82-87        61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 13 G24     NW  6 G16    SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            70           
PRECIP DURATION                                              2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.19         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 32                      W  9         
DISPERSION                         51 GEN GOOD               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 15. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-282115-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
302 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+8)   43-48 (+1)   23-28        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-8)   38-43 (-1)   82-87        66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G21                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G22    N  6         SE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                              5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.31         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      SE  6        
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MUCH COLDER. LOWS 5 TO 17. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-282115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+6)   48-53 (+4)   26-31        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+1)   38-43 (-1)   85-90        61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G16                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  9 G17    N  8         E  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                              5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.35         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      SE  6        
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-282115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+4)   50-55 (+6)   26-31        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (+3)   35-40 (-2)   89-94        65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G19    N  7         E  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                              5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.33         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     S  6         
DISPERSION                         43 GEN GOOD               4 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 19. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-282115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
302 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+4)   45-50 (+5)   23-28        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (+1)   37-42 (-9)   86-91        65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 10 G19     N  5         NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                              3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.22         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      N  6         
DISPERSION                         63 GOOD                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 8 TO 15. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-282115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
302 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+6)   45-50 (+3)   24-29        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (0)    36-41 (-5)   80-85        64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8                      NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  8        N  7         NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            90           
PRECIP DURATION                                              5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.29         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      NE  7        
DISPERSION                         57 GEN GOOD               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 19. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-282115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
302 PM EST WED JAN 27 2010 /202 PM CST WED JAN 27 2010/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+5)   48-53 (+4)   26-31        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (0)    38-43 (+1)   82-87        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G15                  NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  8        N  8         NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            90           
PRECIP DURATION                                              5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.37         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      E  7         
DISPERSION                         51 GEN GOOD               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 20. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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