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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
259 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE A DRY AND CHILLY DAY ACROSS 
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY.  A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARDS 
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION WEDNESDAY BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE 
OF RAIN...POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN FOR NORTHEAST SECTIONS...WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT.  THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW 
SHOWERS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

SOME SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
FRIDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE 
MOUNTAINS. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE 
REGION FOR THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-300900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
259 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+7)   17-22 (-1)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-17)  79-84 (-2)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 S  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     SW 17        
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 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 AND
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING
TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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. COLDER.
LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS 17 TO 27. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-300900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
259 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+9)   18-23 (0)    40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-17)  78-83 (-4)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G21                 S 10 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      S  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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)    4900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     SW 14        
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-300900-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
259 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+12)  19-24 (+3)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-18)  79-84 (-9)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G22                  S  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      S  8 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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)    5300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      SW 16        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-300900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
259 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+11)  22-27 (+2)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-12)  75-80 (-7)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G18                  S  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  7 G15    E  5         S  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         RAIN         
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      S 18         
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-300900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
259 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+9)   23-28 (+4)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-11)  74-79 (-8)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7 G16                  S  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      SE  7 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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)    4200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      S 16         
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   26 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-300900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
259 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+7)   18-23 (-1)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-13)  82-87 (0)    34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7 G15                  S  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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)    4200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      SW 13        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-300900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
259 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+8)   22-27 (+1)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-13)  78-83 (-5)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      S  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      S  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      SW 21        
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-300900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
259 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 /159 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+6)   25-30 (+2)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-10)  71-76 (-6)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      S  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6        LGT/VAR      S  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      S 21         
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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