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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1110 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY 
FROM THE REGION TODAY...ALLOWING A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO 
SETTLE IN FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE 
INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY SATURDAY PRODUCING A GOOD CHANCE 
OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-041630-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1110 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-10)  28-33 (-9)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+3)   93-98 (-1)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W  6         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-041630-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1110 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-11)  27-32 (-9)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-1)   94-99 (-1)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G19     NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      W  7         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-041630-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1110 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-10)  28-33 (-4)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+3)   91-96 (-6)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5 G15    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     W  5         
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S 
TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS 
16 TO 27. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-041630-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1110 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-11)  30-35 (-4)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (-5)   85-90 (-11)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     NW  5        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-041630-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1110 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-13)  30-35 (-6)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-1)   84-89 (-10)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G18    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     W  6         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               2 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF 
RAIN. LOWS NEAR 30. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-041630-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1110 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-9)   29-34 (-10)  41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (-8)   90-95 (-4)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W  5         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-041630-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1110 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-7)   29-34 (-8)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-12)  89-94 (-8)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     NW  5        
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-041630-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1110 AM EST THU DEC 3 2009 /1010 AM CST THU DEC 3 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-7)   30-35 (-6)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-12)  87-92 (-10)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     N  7         
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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