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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
336 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THIS
WEEKEND. HOWEVER...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BUILD INTO THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...AND MAY 
PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SNOW FLURRIES IN THE LOWER 
ELEVATIONS. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-271000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
336 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-6)   23-28 (-4)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-34)  78-83 (-5)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     SW 31        
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               79 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO
26. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 16 TO 24. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-271000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
336 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-2)   21-26 (-4)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-36)  78-83 (-9)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      W  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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      SW 26        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO
26. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 15 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-271000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
336 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-6)   22-27 (-1)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-24)  72-77 (-12)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     W  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      W  9 G19     
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     SW 30        
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 13 TO 26. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 10 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-271000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
336 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-1)   23-28 (0)    42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-35)  74-79 (-10)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      W  7 G17     
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     SW 28        
DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   69 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 18 TO 28. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 13 TO 25. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-271000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
336 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+3)   23-28 (0)    43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-47)  76-81 (-13)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  7 G17     
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      SW 26        
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   65 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 19 TO 27. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-271000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
336 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-4)   23-28 (-2)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-31)  81-86 (0)    41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  7        
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     SW 29        
DISPERSION            48 GEN GOOD               86 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS 19 TO 27.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-271000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
336 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-6)   25-30 (+1)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-23)  72-77 (-10)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      SW  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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     SW 30        
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               91 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-271000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
336 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 /236 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+2)   25-30 (+1)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-33)  73-78 (-13)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      SW  7 G16    
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     SW 29        
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               91 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS IN THE
20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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