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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 THU JAN 28 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONT WILL TRACK THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...BUT DRY WEATHER IS 
EXPECTED.  A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE 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 THE HIGHER TERRAIN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-291000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
400 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+4)   18-23 (-6)   30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-9)   91-96 (+17)  58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G19    N  6         NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 29                      W  6         
DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS 17 TO 28. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. 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...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 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. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-291000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+4)   19-24 (-4)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-4)   92-97 (+14)  58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G23                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G22    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.15         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 32                      W  7         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER.
LOWS 9 TO 15. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY 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 LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-291000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
400 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+1)   23-28 (-3)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-2)   86-91 (+14)  58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G18    N  5         E  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.28         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      S  5         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS 5 TO 17. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-291000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+4)   26-31 (0)    37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-5)   88-93 (+12)  55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G15     N  6         E  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.37         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      SE  3        
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER.
LOWS 10 TO 19. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. NOT AS
COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-291000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+6)   26-31 (+1)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-6)   93-98 (+15)  55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5 G15                  E  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G16    N  6         E  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.35         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      SW  5        
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             3                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. 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. NOT AS
COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-291000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
400 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+5)   21-26 (-2)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-8)   95-100 (+16) 62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.17         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      NW  3        
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. 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...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST 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. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-291000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
400 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   24-29 (-3)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-4)   83-88 (+9)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  6         NE  8        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.30         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      E  5         
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER.
LOWS 6 TO 19. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COOL. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-291000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
400 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 /300 AM CST THU JAN 28 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+3)   26-31 (-2)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+1)   86-91 (+8)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         N  7         NE  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.44         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      E  5         
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 20. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 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. NOT AS
COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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