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FNUS54 KMRX 180834
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
334 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A CONTINUED NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SUPPLY COLD TEMPERATURES...AND SNOW 
SHOWERS OR FLURRIES...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...EXTREME 
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA 
BORDER. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE IN THIS HIGHER TERRAIN 
ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER THROUGH MID DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
REMAIN BELOW NORMAL AGAIN TODAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-190945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
334 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+5)   18-23 (0)    40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-14)  90-95 (-1)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G16                  W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9         W  7         W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NW 22        
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-190945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
334 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+6)   17-22 (+1)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-19)  91-96 (-2)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G20                  NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G19     W  9 G20     NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 23        
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-190945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
334 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+6)   17-22 (0)    42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-10)  86-91 (-7)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID
30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-190945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
334 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+3)   21-26 (0)    49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-2)   74-79 (-15)  24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-190945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
334 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+4)   21-26 (0)    48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-7)   72-77 (-22)  23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G15                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G15    NW  5        NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   23 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-190945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
334 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+6)   19-24 (-2)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-14)  86-91 (0)    33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8         W  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            3 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     W 17         
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-190945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
334 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+7)   19-24 (-3)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-11)  89-94 (+7)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     NW 13        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-190945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
334 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010 /234 AM CST THU FEB 18 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+5)   21-26 (-1)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-6)   80-85 (+4)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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