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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1023 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TODAY. BY FRIDAY INTO THE 
WEEKEND...A SYSTEM DEVELOPING IN THE GULF COAST REGION WILL SPREAD 
CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION...FIRST MAINLY RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND 
FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT 
AND SATURDAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND 
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. A SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN 
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-181630-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1023 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+4)   27-32 (+10)  37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-8)   67-72 (-1)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.18         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  6                      SE 12        
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 26.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-181630-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1023 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+3)   27-32 (+11)  35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-11)  66-71 (-8)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            100          
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.44         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  6                      E 13         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER
30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 27.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-181630-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1023 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+2)   29-34 (+12)  36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-10)  75-80 (0)    54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.50         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  5                     E 12         
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 29.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-181630-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1023 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+1)   30-35 (+9)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-7)   79-84 (-1)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.46         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  3                     NE 13        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER
30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 19 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-181630-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1023 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (0)    32-37 (+11)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-6)   83-88 (0)    60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.57         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  2                     NE 14        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               7 POOR       
MAX LVORI             6                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-181630-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1023 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+2)   27-32 (+9)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-9)   72-77 (-6)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.31         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     E 12         
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-181630-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1023 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   29-34 (+9)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-6)   76-81 (-1)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.23         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  8                      NE 10        
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-181630-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1023 AM EST THU DEC 17 2009 /923 AM CST THU DEC 17 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+2)   32-37 (+9)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-3)   73-78 (-6)   54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.21         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 10                      NE 14        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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