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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
638 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

.DISCUSSION...
THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA WILL BE 
DEPARTING TODAY AS A COLD FRONT BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BEHIND THE FRONT 
DUE TO THE GREAT DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE BETWEEN HIGHER PRESSURE 
BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...AND THE DEPARTING LOW 
PRESSURE SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE SECOND 
HALF OF THE WORK WEEK KEEPING THE FORECAST DRY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-101245-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
638 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+7)   21-26 (-18)  30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-22)  73-78 (-14)  32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 21 G45                 W 13 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 25 G47     W 15 G31     W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 52                     W 26         
DISPERSION            154 VERY GOOD             43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 7 TO 19. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-101245-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
638 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+9)   20-25 (-22)  31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-23)  79-84 (-11)  32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 21 G46                 W 13 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 24 G48     W 14 G30     W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 44                     W 30         
DISPERSION            100 GOOD                  31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 5 TO 17. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-101245-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
638 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+6)   20-25 (-23)  33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-30)  77-82 (-11)  21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 24 G47                 W 11 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 23 G47     W 14 G31     NW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 47                     W 22         
DISPERSION            91 GOOD                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 3 TO 19. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-101245-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
638 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   22-27 (-23)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-37)  70-75 (-23)  17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 20 G37                 NW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 18 G36     W 10 G22     NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 45                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            124 VERY GOOD             25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 21. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS
COLD. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. 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. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-101245-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
638 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+6)   22-27 (-24)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-36)  72-77 (-20)  17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 18 G36                 NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 18 G36     W 10 G20     NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 43                     NW 25        
DISPERSION            112 VERY GOOD             35 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 19. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS
COLD. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 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. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-101245-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
638 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+10)  22-27 (-18)  34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-30)  78-83 (-13)  28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 18 G39                 W 11 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 22 G41     W 13 G26     W 11 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 47                     W 22         
DISPERSION            160 VERY GOOD             47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 9 TO 18. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-101245-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
638 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+8)   22-27 (-20)  34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-37)  69-74 (-25)  25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 18 G35                 W  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 19 G37     W 12 G24     W 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 48                     W 18         
DISPERSION            173 VERY GOOD             35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING NORTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-101245-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
638 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 /538 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+7)   23-28 (-21)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-41)  67-72 (-28)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 18 G32                 NW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 16 G30     W 10 G20     NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 48                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            175 VERY GOOD             33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 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. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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