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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
330 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE REGION TODAY.  
A SURGE OF COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA BEHIND THIS SYSTEM 
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-100930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
330 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+1)   16-21 (-15)  23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+11)  90-95 (+3)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G18                 W 17 G31     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     W 10 G23     NW 19 G32    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.08         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      W 43         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               67 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
12 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 21. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-100930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
330 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+2)   15-20 (-14)  22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+16)  95-100 (+9)  52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 11 G23                  W 20 G37     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G23     W 13 G28     W 22 G37     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.07         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      W 46         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 11 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 22. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-100930-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
330 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (0)    16-21 (-14)  25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+14)  93-98 (+5)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 13 G31                  W 18 G35     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G31    W 14 G30     NW 19 G35    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         0.04         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 30                      NW 39        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 8 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-100930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
330 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-1)   21-26 (-14)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+15)  82-87 (-5)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 11 G25                 W 15 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G25    W 12 G23     NW 16 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           50           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.34         0.02         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 30                      NW 35        
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 24. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-100930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
330 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (0)    20-25 (-16)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+15)  82-87 (-4)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 10 G20                 NW 16 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G20     W 13 G25     NW 18 G30    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           50           
PRECIP DURATION       6            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.41         0.02         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      NW 39        
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   56 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-100930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
330 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+1)   21-26 (-11)  27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+8)   85-90 (-1)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G16                 W 17 G31     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G15     W 12 G25     W 18 G32     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       8            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.06         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      W 40         
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   83 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 14 TO 21. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 23. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-100930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
330 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-1)   22-27 (-10)  30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+8)   75-80 (-12)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G19                  W 15 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G19    W 12 G23     NW 16 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           50           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.32         0.03         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 29                      NW 39        
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   89 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-100930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
330 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 /230 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-1)   23-28 (-11)  35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+7)   73-78 (-15)  32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 11 G24                  W 14 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     W 12 G23     NW 14 G26    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.38         0.02         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 25                      NW 38        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   92 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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