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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
351 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

.DISCUSSION...
VARIABLE CLOUDINESS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH A FEW FLURRIES OR 
SPRINKLES POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. CLOUDS WILL THICKEN TONIGHT INTO 
TUESDAY...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE LOWER 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN...A WINTRY 
MIX...OR SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY LATE TUESDAY INTO 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD OCCUR BY LATE 
WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
351 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+9)   23-28 (+2)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-10)  66-71 (-11)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         FLURRIES     SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 AM                     CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      W  9         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-251000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
351 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+9)   23-28 (+4)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-10)  65-70 (-10)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         FLURRIES     SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            40           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 AM                     CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      W  7         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-251000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
351 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+10)  28-33 (+7)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-13)  62-67 (-12)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         FLURRIES     SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            60           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 AM                     CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.16         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      SW  5        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 17 TO 26. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-251000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
351 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+8)   27-32 (+3)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-9)   69-74 (-6)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         FLURRIES     SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            60           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 AM                     CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.24         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      S  3         
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-251000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
351 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+8)   25-30 (+2)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-8)   74-79 (-5)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         FLURRIES     SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            60           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 AM                     CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.31         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      SW  3        
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-251000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
351 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+10)  22-27 (0)    43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-10)  68-73 (-10)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         FLURRIES     SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            40           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 AM                     CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      1600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      SW  7        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-251000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
351 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+9)   26-31 (+2)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-9)   73-78 (-2)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      SW  8        
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-251000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
351 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011 /251 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+7)   28-33 (+3)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-9)   80-85 (+6)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            10 AM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.03         0.19         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 18                      S  6         
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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