
700 
FNUS54 KMRX 220857
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION FOR 
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BRINGING TRANQUIL CONDITIONS AND A WARMING 
TREND. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA BY 
THURSDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN AND STRONG WINDS 
NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-230915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+10)  26-31 (+1)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-14)  91-96 (-6)   41-46        
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      W  6         
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-230915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+9)   25-30 (+1)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-16)  92-97 (-5)   44-49        
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      SW  6        
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    13 GEN 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 MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO 
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-230915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+5)   26-31 (+3)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-14)  89-94 (-8)   44-49        
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      S  7         
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-230915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+7)   29-34 (+4)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-13)  87-92 (-10)  44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      S 12         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   32 FAIR      

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

$$

NCZ060-061-230915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+6)   28-33 (+4)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-12)  87-92 (-10)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  6        
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      S 10         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             5                         4            

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-230915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+8)   27-32 (+1)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-15)  92-97 (-5)   45-50        
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      SW  6        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-230915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+8)   29-34 (+3)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-12)  90-95 (-7)   45-50        
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     S 10         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-230915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 /500 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+7)   31-36 (+5)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-14)  89-94 (-8)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  5 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  7 G15    
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      S 14         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN AND BREEZY. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND BREEZY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 
TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 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 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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