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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
302 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT. 
A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW WITH BE FOLLOWED BY MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-212115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
302 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-9)   20-25 (-18)  9-14         28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  49-54 (-11)  82-87        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     W 13         
DISPERSION                         29 FAIR                   53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-212115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-8)   19-24 (-19)  8-13         27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+4)   45-50 (-14)  83-88        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 12 G26                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G19     W  8 G16     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 26                     W 12         
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-212115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
302 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-7)   23-28 (-17)  9-14         29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+4)   33-38 (-24)  85-90        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 22. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 28. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-212115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-6)   29-34 (-14)  12-17        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+4)   30-35 (-28)  85-90        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      NW  9        
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-212115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-4)   31-36 (-12)  12-17        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+1)   27-32 (-30)  88-93        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     NW 10        
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-212115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
302 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-8)   24-29 (-16)  11-16        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+9)   41-46 (-18)  81-86        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G15     W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-212115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
302 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-8)   27-32 (-14)  14-19        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+6)   35-40 (-25)  75-80        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 16                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-212115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
302 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /202 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-7)   29-34 (-14)  15-20        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-1)   30-35 (-29)  75-80        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8        N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      NW 10        
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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