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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
247 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS TODAY...SPREADING RAIN...THEN A WINTRY MIX OR SNOW TO 
THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR...MAINLY ACROSS 
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...THE SMOKIES AND 
SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
247 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-7)   18-23 (-11)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+25)  95-100 (+7)  55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    W  6 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      W 12         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 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 MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
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. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-270900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
247 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-7)   17-22 (-10)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+28)  93-98 (-1)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G21    NW  9 G20    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      W 12         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 18 TO 28. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. 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 UPPER 30S TO MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 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. 

$$

TNZ072-074-270900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
247 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-3)   17-22 (-11)  35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+15)  92-97 (-3)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    NW  6 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     W  9         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 28. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 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 MID TEENS TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. 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. 

$$

TNZ087-102-270900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
247 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-2)   20-25 (-11)  41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (+6)   91-96 (-4)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G19    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     NW 10        
DISPERSION            28 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. 

$$

NCZ060-061-270900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
247 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+1)   20-25 (-12)  44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-4)   89-94 (-6)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  7        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     NW 13        
DISPERSION            41 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>040-042-044-046-070-270900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
247 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-5)   19-24 (-10)  36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+23)  91-96 (-3)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     W  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      W  9         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               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 MID 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>069-071-073-086-270900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
247 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-5)   20-25 (-10)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (+6)   90-95 (+1)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     W  9         
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
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 LOWER 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>101-270900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
247 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 /147 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-4)   22-27 (-9)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+9)   87-92 (-4)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 24                     NW 10        
DISPERSION            42 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 UPPER 40S TO MID 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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