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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
445 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TODAY...BRINGING A FEW ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE 
SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE TOWARDS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY... 
BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW STRONG 
THUNDERSTORMS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY 
DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-081045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
445 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+4)   32-37 (+9)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+8)   78-83 (+5)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6 G15    LGT/VAR      SE  6 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            90           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         3            
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM                      7 AM         
PRECIP END            4 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.37         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     S 17         
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-081045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+5)   31-36 (+8)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+12)  81-86 (+6)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      SE  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.33         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      1500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      S 20         
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-081045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
445 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+5)   34-39 (+9)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (0)    83-88 (+6)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SE  7 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.42         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      1600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     S 23         
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-081045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+2)   36-41 (+14)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+10)  81-86 (+4)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      SE  9 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.50         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      1500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     S 26         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-081045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
445 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+2)   36-41 (+14)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+10)  79-84 (+1)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      SE 10 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.49         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      1500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     S 28         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    0 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             6                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-081045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
445 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+4)   32-37 (+8)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+13)  81-86 (+6)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      SE  6 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            90           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         4            
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM                      7 AM         
PRECIP END            4 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.37         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     S 17         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-081045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
445 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   34-39 (+9)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+13)  86-91 (+9)   62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      E  5 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            90           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         5            
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            4 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.44         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     S 18         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-081045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
445 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009 /345 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (0)    37-42 (+12)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+19)  85-90 (+8)   67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      SE  8 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           100          
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM         4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.05         0.56         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      1400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     S 25         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 30.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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