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FNUS54 KMRX 020823
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
323 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
WILL SHIFT THE EAST THIS EVENING...ALLOWING FOR DRIER AIR TO MOVE 
IN FOR WEDNESDAY.
   


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-030930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
323 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-3)   24-29 (-4)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+26)  95-100 (+4)  49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     NW 15        
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-030930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-1)   23-28 (-5)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+24)  95-100 (+2)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     NW 17        
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-030930-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
323 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (0)    24-29 (-7)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+33)  90-95 (-4)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      NW 10        
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 29. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-030930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-2)   25-30 (-7)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+37)  86-91 (-8)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     N 10         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-030930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
323 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-4)   25-30 (-7)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+41)  86-91 (-10)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     N 13         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               11 POOR      
MAX LVORI             8                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-030930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
323 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (0)    25-30 (-3)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+25)  95-100 (-2)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      NW 10        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-030930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
323 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (0)    26-31 (-4)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+24)  85-90 (-6)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      NW  8        
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-030930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
323 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010 /223 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-1)   27-32 (-5)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+22)  83-88 (-3)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     N  9         
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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