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FNUS54 KMRX 211943
FWFMRX

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

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


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-222045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
243 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+1)   41-46 (+8)   25-30        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  50-55 (-16)  90-95        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  7                      W  5         
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-222045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+1)   38-43 (+5)   23-28        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (0)    51-56 (-14)  93-98        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  8                      W  5         
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...BREEZY...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-222045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
243 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+3)   41-46 (+6)   26-31        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-9)   42-47 (-17)  85-90        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  8                      SW  5        
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...WINDY. RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WINDY...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 35 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-222045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+4)   48-53 (+9)   28-33        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-13)  38-43 (-17)  90-95        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  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                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  8                      S  9         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...BREEZY. RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...BREEZY...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-222045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+4)   48-53 (+9)   27-32        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-11)  37-42 (-18)  91-96        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  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                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  9                      S  7         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    4 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          4                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...BREEZY. RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...BREEZY...RAIN. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-222045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
243 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+2)   44-49 (+8)   25-30        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+2)   46-51 (-16)  92-97        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  6                      SW  3        
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-222045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
243 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+3)   47-52 (+8)   29-34        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+1)   44-49 (-12)  85-90        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     S  8         
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-222045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
243 PM EST MON DEC 21 2009 /143 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+4)   50-55 (+8)   30-35        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-7)   39-44 (-14)  90-95        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7         
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                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  9                      S 14         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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