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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
234 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL 
CONTROL OUR WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AS CHILLY CANADIAN AIR SINKS INTO THE 
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-112045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
234 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (-10)  33-38 (+3)   17-22        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-6)   20-25 (-14)  52-57        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     S 10         
DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-112045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
234 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      9-14 (-11)   31-36 (+1)   16-21        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-9)   20-25 (-10)  56-61        17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G25     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  7 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 4 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     S 13         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-112045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
234 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (-9)   32-37 (+1)   16-21        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (-15)  16-21 (-10)  55-60        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G19    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 4 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  5                      S 13         
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-112045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
234 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-9)   38-43 (+1)   18-23        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-5)   13-18 (-8)   61-66        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 11 AM        
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  5                     S 14         
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-112045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
234 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-9)   40-45 (+2)   18-23        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-1)   12-17 (-6)   64-69        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         W  5         LGT/VAR      SE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 11 AM        
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  3                     S 15         
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-112045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
234 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (-13)  36-41 (+1)   17-22        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-1)   20-25 (-9)   61-66        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 4 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     S  9         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-112045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
234 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-9)   37-42 (+3)   19-24        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-5)   19-24 (-7)   56-61        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 4 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  5                      S 12         
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-112045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
234 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 /134 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-7)   40-45 (+3)   22-27        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (-1)   17-22 (-6)   63-68        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  5                     E  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  6 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 11 AM        
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  6                     S 16         
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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