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FNUS54 KMRX 232039
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED 
OVER THE EAST COAST WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS OVER 
MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. A DEEP SOUTHERLY 
FLOW OF MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO 
THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-242145-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+8)   46-51 (+1)   37-42        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-18)  47-52 (-5)   90-95        62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  7 G17                  SE 17 G33    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 12 G26    SE 16 G32    S 10 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            100          80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.42         0.18         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 21                      S 39         
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-242145-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+7)   44-49 (+2)   35-40        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-12)  51-56 (-6)   95-100       69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 12 G29                 SE 24 G48    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 19 G40    SE 24 G45    S 14 G32     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            6            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.53         0.21         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 29                      S 46         
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-242145-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+6)   45-50 (-2)   36-41        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-1)   59-64 (+11)  93-98        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 12 G32                 S 22 G50     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 23 G50    SE 28 G55    S 12 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.65         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 31                      S 41         
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 18 TO 27. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-242145-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+4)   48-53 (-2)   39-44        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (0)    62-67 (+12)  95-100       52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 11 G31                 S 14 G36     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 19 G41    SE 23 G45    SW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.17         0.69         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 36                     S 33         
DISPERSION                         43 GEN GOOD               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-242145-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+6)   47-52 (-4)   38-43        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-1)  65-70 (+17)  95-100       48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE 10 G25                 SE 13 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 17 G32    SE 19 G36    S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.17         0.77         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 33                     S 35         
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   37 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-242145-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+5)   47-52 (+1)   36-41        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-8)   51-56 (-3)   93-98        60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  7 G18                  SE 14 G31    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E 10 G21     E 12 G27     S  8 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.50         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 20                      S 33         
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-242145-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+5)   49-54 (0)    39-44        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-5)   49-54 (-6)   84-89        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  6 G18                  S 10 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E 12 G26     E 13 G28     SW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.60         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 25                      S 31         
DISPERSION                         47 GEN GOOD               57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-242145-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 /239 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+6)   51-56 (+1)   41-46        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-9)   54-59 (0)    84-89        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  9 G24                  S 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE 16 G32    SE 17 G31    SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           100          20           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.21         0.77         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 37                     S 26         
DISPERSION                         71 GOOD                   64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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