
612 
FNUS54 KMRX 221950
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION FOR 
ANOTHER DAY...BRINGING TRANQUIL WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES 
FOR LATE DECEMBER. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT 
THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER GOOD 
CHANCE FOR RAIN AND STRONG WINDS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-232100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
250 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+2)   42-47 (+2)   29-34        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-8)   50-55 (-8)   77-82        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   E  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  5                      S 16         
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-232100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (0)    40-45 (+1)   27-32        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-9)   54-59 (-2)   87-92        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 12 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 10 AM        
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  6                      S 17         
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-232100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
250 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+2)   46-51 (+4)   29-34        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-10)  42-47 (-6)   77-82        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  9 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 14 G31    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            70           
PRECIP DURATION                                              3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  5                      S 18         
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...WINDY...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 30 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO 40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 30 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-232100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+2)   50-55 (+2)   32-37        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-4)   38-43 (-7)   79-84        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E 14 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.23         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  9                      S 23         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...BREEZY...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-232100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+2)   50-55 (+3)   32-37        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-2)  37-42 (-8)   77-82        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E 13 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.23         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  8                      SE 23        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    3 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          6                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY 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 MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-232100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
250 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (0)    45-50 (+2)   29-34        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-5)   50-55 (-5)   83-88        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   E  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  5                     SE 15        
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-232100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
250 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+3)   48-53 (+1)   33-38        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-5)   48-53 (-3)   78-83        58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   E  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.20         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  9                      S 16         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-232100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
250 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 /150 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+5)   51-56 (0)    35-40        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-4)   41-46 (-5)   81-86        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   E 10 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      E 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.32         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      S 26         
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS NEAR 30. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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