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FNUS54 KMRX 050915
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
415 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST 
TODAY...WITH SOME OF ITS MOISTURE SPREADING WESTWARD OVER THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. WITH A COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE...ACCUMULATING 
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS 
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN 
MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY BY TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING 
ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN AND HIGH WINDS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-061015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
415 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-8)   17-22 (-12)  41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+5)   87-92 (+1)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 12                      SW  6        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.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. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. 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 IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-061015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
415 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-7)   17-22 (-14)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+7)   95-100 (+10) 36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    NW  5 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     SW  7        
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-061015-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
415 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-6)   16-21 (-13)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-4)   95-100 (+7)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     SW  6        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-061015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
415 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-6)   18-23 (-12)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (-10)  90-95 (+2)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      S  5         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-061015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
415 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-6)   17-22 (-12)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-6)   92-97 (+3)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     SW  6        
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   1 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             5                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-061015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
415 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-8)   19-24 (-12)  42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (+3)   88-93 (+3)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     SW  5        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. 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. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-061015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
415 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-7)   19-24 (-10)  42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-4)   83-88 (-2)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      S  3         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 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
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-061015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
415 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009 /315 AM CST SAT DEC 5 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-5)   20-25 (-9)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-12)  87-92 (+4)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      S  5         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.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
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 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. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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