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

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING MOSTLY RAIN INTO THURSDAY. A 
COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT... 
BRINGING COLDER AIR AND CHANGEOVER TO SNOW. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... 
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE MOUNTAINS. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR 
MASS WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-292115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
330 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-3)   33-38 (+6)   19-24        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+15)  32-37 (-17)  74-79        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G20     NW  6 G15    LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS 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                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     SW 15        
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 
NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS NEAR 
30. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 15. HIGHS 17 TO 27. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO 
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-292115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
330 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-1)   32-37 (+7)   18-23        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+13)  34-39 (-14)  80-85        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 10 G22                 SE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G27     NW  7 G18    LGT/VAR      S  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     SW 13        
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH 
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 
TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO 
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-292115-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
330 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-3)   36-41 (+10)  18-23        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (+13)  31-36 (-15)  83-88        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G19    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 16                      SW 14        
DISPERSION                         30 FAIR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 
TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 
TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO 
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO 
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-292115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
330 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-3)   40-45 (+9)   20-25        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+11)  30-35 (-10)  80-85        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      SE  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    N  6         LGT/VAR      S  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      S 17         
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 
5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO 
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-292115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
330 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-4)   41-46 (+7)   20-25        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+9)   28-33 (-10)  83-88        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      SE  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      S 15         
DISPERSION                         29 FAIR                   24 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO 
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 
30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-292115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
330 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-4)   36-41 (+6)   18-23        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+14)  33-38 (-11)  83-88        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     SW 12        
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO 
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO 
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-292115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
330 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-2)   38-43 (+7)   21-26        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+19)  33-38 (-11)  80-85        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      S  5 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G17     
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      SW 18        
DISPERSION                         30 FAIR                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN 
THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO 
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-292115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
330 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 /230 PM CST MON DEC 28 2009/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-1)   39-44 (+5)   24-29        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (+9)   33-38 (-9)   74-79        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      S  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    NE  5        LGT/VAR      S  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      S 21         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. 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 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S 
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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