
746 
FNUS54 KMRX 221949
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
249 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010

.DISCUSSION...
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL AS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
RETURNS TO A NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW 
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO MAINLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-232100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
249 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-8)   38-43 (-10)  24-29        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+25) 62-67 (+2)   95-100       53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  6        LGT/VAR      W  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                7 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 10                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
14 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-232100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-5)   38-43 (-9)   24-29        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+20) 64-69 (0)    95-100       56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         NW  7        NW  6        NW 10 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                7 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-232100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
249 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-6)   38-43 (-10)  24-29        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+10) 57-62 (-9)   95-100       47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                7 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  8                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
9 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
10 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-232100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-5)   43-48 (-9)   28-33        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-2)   51-56 (-12)  89-94        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  6         N  6         NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     NW 14        
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 13 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-232100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-4)   44-49 (-8)   28-33        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-4)   48-53 (-16)  90-95        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  7        N  6         NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     NW 15        
DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   53 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-232100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
249 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-5)   42-47 (-9)   27-32        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+14)  59-64 (-2)   95-100       51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  6         LGT/VAR      W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            7 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  9                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
15 TO 22. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-232100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
249 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-7)   42-47 (-11)  27-32        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+11)  54-59 (-4)   87-92        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        NW  5        LGT/VAR      W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     NW 14        
DISPERSION                         24 FAIR                   61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
17 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-232100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
249 PM EST MON FEB 22 2010 /149 PM CST MON FEB 22 2010/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-7)   45-50 (-8)   29-34        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+5)   45-50 (-10)  81-86        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        N  7 G15     N  5         NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         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                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     NW 16        
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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