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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
330 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TODAY...BRINGING TRANQUIL WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A 
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY... 
BRINGING ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE FOR RAIN AND STRONG WINDS NEAR THE 
MOUNTAINS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-240930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
330 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+3)   29-34 (+2)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-8)   81-86 (-8)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  3                     S 15         
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...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. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-240930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
330 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+2)   27-32 (+3)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-2)   89-94 (-1)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        SE 15 G32    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  3                      S 18         
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...WINDY...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 30 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST 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. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-240930-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
330 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+3)   29-34 (+4)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-2)   87-92 (0)    58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 16 G38    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 AM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  3                     S 18         
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...WINDY...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 35 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER
40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-240930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
330 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+1)   32-37 (+5)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+1)   87-92 (-5)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE 11 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE 18 G39    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.15         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  6                      S 29         
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-240930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
330 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+2)   32-37 (+6)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-1)   88-93 (-6)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE 11 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        SE 17 G34    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.15         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  6                     S 29         
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               4 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             6                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-240930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
330 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+3)   29-34 (+3)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-3)   90-95 (-1)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 10 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 AM        
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  3                     S 14         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-240930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
330 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+1)   33-38 (+4)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (0)    86-91 (-5)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   E  6 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 10 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  5                      SE 18        
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-240930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
330 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009 /230 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (-1)   35-40 (+4)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (0)    84-89 (-9)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  9 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE 14 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.19         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      S 32         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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