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FNUS54 KMRX 300934
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
434 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING MOSTLY RAIN INTO THURSDAY. A 
COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT... 
BRINGING COLDER AIR AND A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW. SOME SNOWFALL 
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 AND 
EARLY NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-311045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
434 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+7)   28-33 (+9)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-1)   85-90 (+9)   57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     SW 31        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-311045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
434 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+6)   27-32 (+9)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-3)   86-91 (+7)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7                      SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     SW 23        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO
MID 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
12 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-311045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
434 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+2)   29-34 (+10)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+5)   83-88 (0)    64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G15                  SW 11 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8         S  7         SW  7 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.16         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      SW 24        
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
12 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-311045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
434 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+1)   31-36 (+11)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+7)   83-88 (-3)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G15                  S  9 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         SE  6        SW  6 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.19         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      SW 24        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-311045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
434 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (0)    31-36 (+12)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+6)   82-87 (-10)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7                     S  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  7        SE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.20         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      SW 25        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               2 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             3                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-311045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
434 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   30-35 (+11)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+1)   85-90 (+1)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      1900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      SW 25        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-311045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
434 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+5)   33-38 (+10)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+3)   82-87 (+6)   65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.13         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 21                      SW 28        
DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-311045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
434 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 /334 AM CST WED DEC 30 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+5)   33-38 (+7)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+3)   86-91 (+13)  66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G15                  S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.16         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      1800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      SW 28        
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
20S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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