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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
314 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR MORE SUNSHINE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. 
HOWEVER...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND 
TONIGHT...AS A WEAK AREA OF UPPER LOW PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF 
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH FLURRIES POSSIBLE IN THE 
LOWER ELEVATIONS. THERE WILL BE A LINGERING CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS 
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. COLDER 
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...AS MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR 
SPILLS SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE UPPER MIDWEST.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-280915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
314 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+3)   20-25 (0)    30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+2)   82-87 (+11)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5 G15                 W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G18    SW  7 G16    W  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     W 26         
DISPERSION            94 GOOD                   45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 25. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-280915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
314 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+4)   19-24 (+1)   29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+4)   80-85 (+5)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      W 13 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8        SW  6 G17    W 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     NW 30        
DISPERSION            64 GOOD                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-280915-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
314 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+3)   18-23 (-1)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+7)   84-89 (+10)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G18                 W 11 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    SW 10 G23    W  9 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     NW 22        
DISPERSION            65 GOOD                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 24. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-280915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
314 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   22-27 (+2)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+5)   79-84 (+2)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  8        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FLURRIES     FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           10            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                              
PRECIP END                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     NW 20        
DISPERSION            77 GOOD                   32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 25. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-280915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
314 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   22-27 (+4)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+6)   83-88 (+5)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G15     LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FLURRIES     FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           10            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     NW 25        
DISPERSION            72 GOOD                   40 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-280915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
314 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   21-26 (+1)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+3)   77-82 (-1)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    W  6 G15     W  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FLURRIES     FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           10            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     W 23         
DISPERSION            94 GOOD                   49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-280915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
314 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   23-28 (+1)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+2)   70-75 (-6)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G20    W  6 G15     W  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     W 20         
DISPERSION            101 VERY GOOD             45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-280915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
314 AM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 /214 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+4)   24-29 (+2)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+1)   68-73 (-7)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5 G15                 NW  8        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G20    W  5 G15     NW  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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     NW 20        
DISPERSION            92 GOOD                   46 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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