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FNUS54 KMRX 032018
FWFMRX

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

...WINTER STORM WATCH ACROSS THE EAST TN MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY THROUGH 
FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR INTO THE WEEKEND. A 
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CAROLINA COAST WILL SPREAD MOISTURE 
OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON SATURDAY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN 
THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCUMULATING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER 
ELEVATIONS. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-042115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
315 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-10)  41-46 (-2)   27-32        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-8)   45-50 (-18)  79-84        58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.27         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 19 TO 
24. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-042115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-9)   40-45 (-2)   27-32        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-9)   48-53 (-16)  88-93        60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.35         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     N 12         
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 18 TO 
25. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-042115-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
315 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-6)   39-44 (-2)   26-31        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-8)   48-53 (-17)  89-94        64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.22         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     N 12         
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 17 TO 
25. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO 
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-042115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-6)   41-46 (-2)   28-33        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-10)  45-50 (-17)  86-91        62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  5         LGT/VAR      N 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.18         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     N 15         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-042115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-9)   41-46 (-2)   27-32        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-8)   47-52 (-16)  95-100       64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N 11         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.21         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               10 POOR      
MAX LVORI                          5                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER TO MID 20S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-042115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
315 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-10)  43-48 (-2)   29-34        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-8)   45-50 (-15)  82-87        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.26         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  6                      N 12         
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 19 TO 
26. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHEAST 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 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-042115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
315 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-9)   42-47 (-2)   28-33        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-11)  44-49 (-17)  77-82        59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     N 15         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-042115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
315 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009 /215 PM CST THU DEC 3 2009/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-7)   43-48 (-2)   29-34        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-11)  43-48 (-15)  76-81        58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      N  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  5         N  6 G15     N  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  7                      N 17         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST 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 MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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