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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION FOR 
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...BRINGING TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING 
TREND. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA BY 
THURSDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN AND THE POSSIBILITY 
OF STRONG WINDS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-220915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+6)   24-29 (+2)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-14)  95-100 (+8)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      W  9         
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT 
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...BREEZY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN 
IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 
15 TO 25 MPH.
.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-220915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+10)  23-28 (+2)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-15)  95-100 (+5)  53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G16     W  6 G16     LGT/VAR      
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      W 10         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT 
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...WINDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN 
THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 
TO 30 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-220915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+13)  24-29 (+3)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-13)  95-100 (+3)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      W 12         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...WINDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-220915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+13)  26-31 (+4)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-11)  90-95 (-4)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      SW 10        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...WINDY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 30 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-220915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+10)  26-31 (+4)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-10)  88-93 (-1)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W 10         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               20 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             4                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...BREEZY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-220915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+8)   25-30 (+2)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-18)  95-100 (+8)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      W  8         
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT 
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY...OCCASIONAL RAIN. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE 
MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S 
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-220915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+10)  27-32 (+3)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-16)  93-98 (+7)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      SW 10        
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-220915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009 /500 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+11)  28-33 (+4)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-11)  89-94 (-1)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      SW 13        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...BREEZY. OCCASIONAL RAIN. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS 
15 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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