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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
326 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 
REGION WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT 
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY OCCUR BY LATE 
WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-262130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
326 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+3)   34-39 (-8)   19-24        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+17)  72-77 (+22)  94-99        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  8 G15    W  6 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.52         0.09         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 16                     W 12         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 18 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-262130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
326 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+6)   34-39 (-8)   17-22        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+15)  64-69 (+17)  90-95        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        NW 10 G20    NW  9 G20    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.25         0.54         0.09         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W 12         
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 17 TO 27. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 29. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-262130-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
326 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+3)   36-41 (-4)   17-22        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+18)  63-68 (+8)   91-96        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        NW  9 G17    NW  6 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.35         0.44         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     W  9         
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 27. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-262130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
326 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+2)   39-44 (-3)   20-25        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 72-77 (+13)  93-98        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  9 G19    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.43         0.34         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     NW 10        
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-262130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
326 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+5)   40-45 (-1)   20-25        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  69-74 (+7)   93-98        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  5         NW 10 G18    NW  7        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.42         0.35         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 28                     NW 13        
DISPERSION                         51 GEN GOOD               30 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-262130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
326 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+5)   36-41 (-7)   19-24        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+15)  66-71 (+15)  90-95        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  9        W  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          90           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.46         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W  9         
DISPERSION                         24 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-262130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
326 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+2)   36-41 (-7)   20-25        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+12)  65-70 (+6)   90-95        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.39         0.37         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     W  9         
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-262130-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
326 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 /226 PM CST TUE JAN 25 2011/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-2)   38-43 (-5)   22-27        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+9)   57-62 (+4)   86-91        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  9 G18    NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.49         0.27         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 26                     NW 10        
DISPERSION                         48 GEN GOOD               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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