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FNUS54 KMRX 080844
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
344 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE PLAINS TO THE GREAT 
LAKES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAIN INTO THE 
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...ALONG WITH VERY STRONG 
WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH 
THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...WITH DRIER AND MUCH COLDER AIR FOLLOWING. A 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION FOR LATER 
HALF OF THE WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-090945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
344 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+1)   41-46 (+9)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+4)   77-82 (-9)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G17                 SW 19 G40    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 10 G22    SE 12 G25    SW 23 G41    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       3            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         1.11         0.10         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      SW 47        
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               114 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-090945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
344 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+2)   42-47 (+10)  50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (-2)   78-83 (-6)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G22                 SW 23 G43    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 17 G37    SE 24 G47    W 22 G42     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       3            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         1.18         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      SW 46        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               80 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 28. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 7 TO 17. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-090945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
344 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   42-47 (+9)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+12)  86-91 (+2)   54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  9 G24                 SW 26 G55    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 16 G44    S 25 G57     W 21 G38     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.38         1.27         0.02         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      SW 46        
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               68 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 27. WEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 5 TO 22. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-090945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
344 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (0)    43-48 (+6)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+11)  95-100 (+16) 44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G22                 SW 23 G46    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 14 G33    SE 21 G45    W 19 G34     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         1.27         0.01         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      SW 40        
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    90 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 23. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-090945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
344 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (0)    43-48 (+5)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+11)  95-100 (+17) 46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G20                 SW 21 G40    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 13 G30    SE 18 G35    W 18 G33     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.34         1.23         0.01         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      SW 41        
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               86 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             6                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 21. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-090945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
344 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (0)    41-46 (+8)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+4)   86-91 (+3)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  5                      SW 18 G39    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  8 G20     E 11 G28     W 22 G39     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.39         1.18         0.07         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      SW 45        
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   131 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 21. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-090945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
344 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (0)    42-47 (+8)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+9)   95-100 (+8)  55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW 17 G36    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  7 G20    SE 11 G26    W 20 G37     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          30           
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.48         1.27         0.02         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 18                      SW 44        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               133 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 23. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-090945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
344 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 /244 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+2)   43-48 (+6)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (+3)   95-100 (+11) 42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5 G15                 SW 17 G34    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 10 G27    S 15 G32     W 19 G34     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.44         1.37         0.01         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 26                      SW 41        
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   125 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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