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FNUS54 KMRX 231941
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
241 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY DRIZZLE...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE IN 
SOME LOCATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE 
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON WEDNESDAY 
BUT ITS EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOSTLY STAY SOUTH OF THE AREA.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-242045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
241 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-7)   35-40 (-2)   17-22        25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  52-57 (-17)  84-89        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 14 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  7        NW 10 G21    NW 16 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           70           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.09         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     NW 26        
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               78 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
15 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 24. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-242045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-7)   35-40 (-2)   16-21        24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+3)   53-58 (-17)  90-95        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 16 G31    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  8 G15    NW 12 G23    NW 18 G33    
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           70           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.10         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     NW 30        
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               68 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-242045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
241 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-6)   34-39 (-4)   15-20        25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-2)   48-53 (-16)  87-92        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 14 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         NW  7 G15    NW 11 G21    NW 13 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           50           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.08         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     NW 23        
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
11 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 26. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-242045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-6)   38-43 (-4)   18-23        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-6)   42-47 (-14)  83-88        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     NW 14 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         NW  8 G17    NW 11 G21    NW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           10           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     NW 22        
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   85 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-242045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-6)   38-43 (-5)   17-22        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-4)   43-48 (-12)  87-92        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     NW 15 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         NW  9 G17    NW 12 G22    NW 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           10           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     NW 26        
DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               92 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-242045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
241 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-6)   38-43 (-3)   19-24        28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (0)    50-55 (-13)  85-90        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 14 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  8 G15    NW 11 G20    NW 14 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           50           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.06         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     NW 24        
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   85 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 26. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-242045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
241 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-6)   39-44 (-2)   19-24        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-7)   41-46 (-17)  81-86        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 12 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  8 G15    NW  9 G17    NW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.03         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     NW 22        
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   90 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-242045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
241 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2010 /141 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2010/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-6)   41-46 (-3)   20-25        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-12)  33-38 (-18)  74-79        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     NW 13 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         NW  9 G18    NW 10 G20    NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         1 PM         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     NW 23        
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               108 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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