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FNUS54 KMRX 290909
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
409 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
LATER TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE 
AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.  RAIN IN THE SOUTHWEST WILL 
TRANSITION TO SNOW BY FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN TN VALLEY AND
MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN VALLEY. THE STORM SYSTEM
MAY GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER ALL BUT THE SOUTHERN LOCATIONS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-301015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-12)  22-27 (+2)   26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+5)   93-98 (+34)  77-82        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.59         0.25         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  5                      E  9         
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 10 TO 17.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 8 TO 13. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-301015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-12)  24-29 (+3)   27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+6)   92-97 (+35)  76-81        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   E  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.82         0.27         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  3                      SE 10        
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 12 TO 19.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 9 TO 14. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-301015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-12)  27-32 (+3)   29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+10)  95-100 (+34) 76-81        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.94         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  3                      S  6         
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 9 TO
20. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 16. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-301015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-15)  29-34 (+2)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+16)  95-100 (+34) 78-83        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.93         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  3                     SE  6        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
14 TO 23. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 17. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-301015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-16)  30-35 (+3)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+19)  95-100 (+31) 81-86        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.94         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  5                     S  8         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             4                         10           

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
17 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 17. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-301015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-11)  26-31 (+3)   29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+4)   93-98 (+31)  75-80        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          90           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.80         0.22         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  5                     SE  9        
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 11 TO 20.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 9 TO 15. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID
TO UPPER 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-301015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-12)  27-32 (+2)   30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+5)   93-98 (+31)  68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     NE  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.76         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  6                      NE  7        
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 9 TO
23. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 17. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-301015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
409 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 /309 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-14)  28-33 (0)    32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+13)  92-97 (+26)  69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     N  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        NE  5        N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       4            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.83         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      1500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  6                      E  5         
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
11 TO 23. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 13 TO 19. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. NOT AS
COOL. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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