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FNUS54 KMRX 302023
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
323 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

.DISCUSSION...
WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL END OVERNIGHT AS SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE 
NORTHEAST. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP 
WELL BELOW FREEZING. THE SKIES WILL CLEAR SUNDAY AS COLD HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY 
WILL CONTINUE MOSTLY CLEAR WITH ANOTHER COLD NIGHT AND TEMPERATURES 
WARMING MONDAY TO ABOVE FREEZING MOST LOCATIONS BY AFTERNOON.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-312130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (-9)   27-32 (+1)   8-13         35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   38-43 (-34)  95-100       36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      1500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     SW  3        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-312130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      12-17 (-11)  29-34 (+2)   7-12         33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+2)  30-35 (-41)  91-96        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     SW  3        
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-312130-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-11)  32-37 (+3)   8-13         35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-4)   29-34 (-48)  95-100       32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     SW  3        
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 28. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS THAN
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-312130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-12)  37-42 (+6)   10-15        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  26-31 (-59)  95-100       29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      SW  6        
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-312130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-13)  39-44 (+7)   11-16        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   25-30 (-63)  95-100       27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     S  8         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    4 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          5                         9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-312130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-10)  30-35 (0)    8-13         35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-3)   35-40 (-37)  95-100       41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      1200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  7                     NE  2        
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-312130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-12)  31-36 (+1)   9-14         36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   34-39 (-42)  95-100       41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      1200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  7                     SE  3        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-312130-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
323 PM EST SAT JAN 30 2010 /223 PM CST SAT JAN 30 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-11)  35-40 (+3)   13-18        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-4)   25-30 (-54)  95-100       32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      SE  3        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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