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FNUS54 KMRX 120930
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH TODAY. MOST OF 
THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL...WILL FALL ACROSS THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...AND THE 
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TODAY 
AND TONIGHT.  ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE 
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON SUNDAY...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR 
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ON SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-131030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+3)   17-22 (+2)   28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-9)   79-84 (-6)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         N  6         NW 10        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM                     
PRECIP END                         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  7                      NW 20        
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 15 TO 28. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-131030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+2)   16-21 (+1)   28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-1)   84-89 (+3)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        NW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  7                      NW 23        
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 15 TO 28. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-131030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-2)   16-21 (-1)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+3)   85-90 (+10)  44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  5         NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  7                      NW 17        
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 13 TO 28. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-131030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-4)   19-24 (-2)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+6)   79-84 (+10)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  6         NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   10 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-131030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-3)   19-24 (-1)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+5)   78-83 (+7)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        N  6         NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   10 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  7                     NW 24        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               36 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-131030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+1)   18-23 (+1)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (0)    81-86 (0)    46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W 10         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     NW 17        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 19 TO 29. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-131030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-1)   18-23 (-2)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+1)   79-84 (+7)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  5         NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        10 PM                     
PRECIP END            7 PM         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-131030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 /330 AM CST FRI FEB 12 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-7)   19-24 (-5)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+3)   79-84 (+16)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         N  6         NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 10                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   46 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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