
248 
FNUS54 KMRX 262025
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH 
SUNDAY. A WEAK AREA OF UPPER LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS 
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WITH FLURRIES 
POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THERE WILL BE A LINGERING CHANCE 
OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO MONDAY WITH 
COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROS THE REGION.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-271100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
325 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-1)   40-45 (+1)   21-26        29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-14)  41-46 (+4)   86-91        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G18                 W 11 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        SW 12 G21    W 10 G19     W 11 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6300                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 29                     W 25         
DISPERSION                         107 VERY GOOD             65 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 16 TO 24. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
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. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-271100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
325 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-1)   38-43 (+1)   19-24        28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-13)  42-47 (+7)   95-100       49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G16                 NW 13 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW 10 G18    W 11 G24     W 13 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6300                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     NW 28        
DISPERSION                         72 GOOD                   53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 15 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
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. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-271100-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
325 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-1)   38-43 (+1)   19-24        29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-12)  36-41 (+7)   95-100       41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G20                 NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    SW 14 G24    W 12 G23     NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6000                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     NW 21        
DISPERSION                         66 GOOD                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 10 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
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. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-271100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
325 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+3)   42-47 (+1)   22-27        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-15)  34-39 (+5)   88-93        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G19                  NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW 13 G22    W  8 G19     NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    12 AM                     
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         81 GOOD                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 25. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-271100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
325 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (0)    43-48 (+2)   22-27        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-16)  32-37 (+5)   89-94        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G17                 NW 11 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 12 G21    W  9 G18     NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    12 AM                     
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     NW 23        
DISPERSION                         77 GOOD                   45 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-271100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
325 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    42-47 (+1)   22-27        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-9)   40-45 (+6)   90-95        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G16                 W 10 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW 11 G21    W 11 G18     W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6100                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     W 22         
DISPERSION                         106 VERY GOOD             62 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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 SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-271100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
325 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+2)   42-47 (+1)   23-28        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-11)  37-42 (+3)   80-85        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G18                  W  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW 13 G22    W  9 G19     W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5900                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         110 VERY GOOD             51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-271100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
325 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 /225 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+4)   44-49 (+2)   23-28        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-13)  35-40 (+4)   80-85        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G19                 NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW 13 G22    W  6 G17     NW  9        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         106 VERY GOOD             51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TT

