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FNUS54 KMRX 071949
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO 
THE GREAT LAKES TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.  THIS SYSTEM WILL 
SPREAD RAIN INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 
ALONG WITH STRONG  SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION FOR LATER 
HALF OF THE WEEK PRODUCING DRY CONDITIONS WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-082100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
249 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+7)   42-47 (-1)   38-43        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+12)  59-64 (+8)   78-83        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  7 G15                 SW 15 G37    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 12 G26    SE 16 G30    W 21 G40     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          100          40           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.27         0.96         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1400                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      SW 41        
DISPERSION                         0 VERY POOR               97 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 23. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 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. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-082100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+6)   41-46 (0)    38-43        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+14)  60-65 (+1)   80-85        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  9 G19                 SW 17 G36    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 15 G34    SE 21 G39    W 22 G40     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          100          50           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.25         0.92         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1500                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 20                      W 43         
DISPERSION                         0 VERY POOR               70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 23. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 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. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ072-074-082100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
249 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+5)   41-46 (-1)   41-46        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+18) 68-73 (+18)  82-87        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  9 G22                 SW 20 G45    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 17 G36    SE 25 G42    W 24 G43     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION                    6            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.32         1.09         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1600                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 24                      SW 41        
DISPERSION                         0 VERY POOR               58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 26. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ087-102-082100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+10)  44-49 (-1)   44-49        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+18) 68-73 (+11)  84-89        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  7 G19                 SW 15 G40    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 16 G36    S 23 G43     W 18 G35     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          100          30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          4 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.36         1.30         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1500                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 29                      SW 36        
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. 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 LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

NCZ060-061-082100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
249 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+9)   44-49 (-2)   44-49        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (+16)  69-74 (+14)  80-85        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  8 G19                 SW 16 G36    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 13 G27    SE 16 G31    W 21 G37     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          4 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.32         1.41         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1500                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 28                      W 37         
DISPERSION                         0 VERY POOR               73 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          9                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-082100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
249 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+7)   42-47 (-1)   41-46        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+13)  63-68 (+3)   82-87        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6                     SW 14 G29    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 11 G28    SE 16 G34    W 18 G33     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          100          40           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.29         0.91         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1400                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      W 39         
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               111 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 25. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 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. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-082100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
249 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+7)   43-48 (-1)   42-47        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+19) 68-73 (+9)   87-92        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 15 G34    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  8 G23    SE 13 G28    W 18 G36     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          100          30           
PRECIP DURATION                    6            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.39         1.13         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1400                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 21                      SW 36        
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               107 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 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. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-082100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
249 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 /149 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+9)   43-48 (-1)   43-48        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+20) 77-82 (+11)  95-100       44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 15 G32    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 12 G30    S 18 G34     W 16 G33     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          100          20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          4 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.46         1.14         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 28                      W 35         
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    103 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

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