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FNUS54 KMRX 240921
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
421 AM EST THU DEC 24 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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. A DEEP SOUTHERLY 
FLOW OF MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO 
THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
421 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+2)   36-41 (+5)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-9)   82-87 (+8)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  7 G17                  SE 17 G33    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 12 G26    SE 16 G32    S 10 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.37         0.18         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      S 43         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. 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. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-251030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
421 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+3)   35-40 (+4)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-10)  87-92 (+11)  58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 12 G29                 SE 24 G48    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 19 G40    SE 24 G45    S 14 G32     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          80           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.49         0.21         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 26                      S 44         
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 19 TO 26. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 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 TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-251030-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
421 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-2)   36-41 (+4)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+6)   84-89 (+4)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 12 G33                 S 22 G50     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 23 G51    SE 28 G54    S 12 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.61         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 29                      S 38         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-251030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
421 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-2)   39-44 (+7)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+8)   84-89 (-5)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 11 G31                 S 14 G36     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 20 G41    SE 24 G45    SW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.63         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 35                     S 30         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING WEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-251030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
421 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-4)   38-43 (+6)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+11)  85-90 (-6)   54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE 10 G25                 SE 13 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 17 G32    SE 19 G37    S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.71         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 33                     S 29         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               32 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-251030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
421 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+2)   37-42 (+6)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-6)   91-96 (+9)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  7 G18                  SE 14 G31    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E 10 G21     E 11 G27     S  8 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.49         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      S 33         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 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 UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-251030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
421 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (0)    39-44 (+5)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-2)   83-88 (+2)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6 G18                  S 10 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E 12 G26     E 13 G28     SW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.52         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      S 32         
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   59 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 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. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-251030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
421 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 /321 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (0)    41-46 (+5)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+1)   84-89 (+8)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  9 G25                  S 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 17 G32    SE 17 G31    SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.52         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 35                     SW 28        
DISPERSION            47 GEN 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 UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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