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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1102 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION TODAY...WITH A QUIETER WEATHER PATTERN DEVELOPING FOR THE 
NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR NORMAL FOR 
MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL 
BEGIN TO AFFECT THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY BY THE MIDDLE OF THE 
WEEK...BRINGING ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS AND STRONG 
WINDS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-211715-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1102 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+2)   21-26 (-5)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-20)  93-98 (-4)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     W 18         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-211715-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1102 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+2)   20-25 (-3)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-18)  95-100 (-1)  52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G19                  W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     W  6 G17     W  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.01         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     W 22         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-211715-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1102 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+4)   21-26 (0)    42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (-24)  94-99 (-3)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G15                 SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      W  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            6 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     W 20         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-211715-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1102 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+2)   23-28 (0)    47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-22)  92-97 (-5)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7                     SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            5 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     W 17         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-211715-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1102 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (0)    22-27 (-3)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-21)  92-97 (-5)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      W  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     W 20         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   36 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-211715-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1102 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+1)   22-27 (-5)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (-19)  93-98 (-4)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8                      SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     W 18         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-211715-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1102 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-1)   24-29 (-3)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (-19)  93-98 (-4)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            6 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     W 17         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-211715-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1102 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009 /1002 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (0)    25-30 (-2)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-21)  91-96 (-6)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7                     SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      W  7         
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)    3100                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     W 18         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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