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FNUS54 KMRX 040900
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
400 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY THROUGH
TONIGHT...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. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-051000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-4)   28-33 (-2)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-15)  95-100 (+6)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            6            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.24         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  5                     N 12         
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH
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 SHOWERS 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 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-051000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-5)   28-33 (0)    30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-10)  95-100 (+10) 66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            6            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.35         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  6                     NW  8        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-051000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-3)   27-32 (-1)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-13)  95-100 (+9)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            6            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.22         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  5                      N  9         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
16 TO 24. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-051000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (0)    28-33 (-2)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-12)  93-98 (+5)   61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.14         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  3                      N 15         
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 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 LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-051000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+1)   29-34 (-1)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-15)  95-100 (+10) 57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.17         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  5                      N 12         
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               11 POOR      
MAX LVORI             5                         7            

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 MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
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 SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 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. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-051000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-4)   30-35 (-1)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-10)  95-100 (+8)  67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            6            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.23         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  3                      N 10         
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
19 TO 25. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.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.
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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 IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-051000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-3)   28-33 (-3)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-13)  92-97 (+6)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  3                      N 14         
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST 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 LOWER
40S. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-051000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 4 2009 /300 AM CST FRI DEC 4 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-3)   28-33 (-3)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-12)  90-95 (+4)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         N  5         N  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   5 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  6                      N 17         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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