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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
316 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS 
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING AND MONDAY NIGHT. 
ELSEWHERE...MOSTLY DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH 
MID-WEEK.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-290930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
316 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-13)  17-22 (-4)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+6)   79-84 (+7)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G21                  N  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G25     W 14 G26     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 23. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 16.
HIGHS NEAR 30. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 13. HIGHS 19 TO 26. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-290930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
316 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-12)  18-23 (-1)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+5)   76-81 (0)    37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G23                  NW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G25     W 15 G29     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         7 PM                      
PRECIP END            12 PM        7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 26                     NW 23        
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-290930-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
316 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-8)   16-21 (-3)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-8)   81-86 (0)    30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G19                 N  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G24     NW 12 G25    N  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         7 PM                      
PRECIP END            12 PM        7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     N 15         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-290930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
316 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-8)   20-25 (-3)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-7)   73-78 (-4)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G16                 N  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G17    NW  9 G18    N  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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     N 16         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 26. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
LOWS NEAR 30. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20.
HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-290930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
316 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-7)   20-25 (-3)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-10)  74-79 (-4)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G17                 N  8         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    NW 10 G19    NE  5        
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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 25                     N 16         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-290930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
316 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-10)  19-24 (-4)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-1)   75-80 (+4)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G19                  N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G20     W 11 G21     LGT/VAR      
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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 19.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-290930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
316 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-7)   19-24 (-4)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-5)   73-78 (+5)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G15                  N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     W  8 G17     NE  5        
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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     N 13         
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
LOWS NEAR 30. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20.
HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-290930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
316 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 /216 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-8)   22-27 (-2)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-3)   69-74 (-2)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 N  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G17     NW  8 G16    NE  6 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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     N 14         
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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