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FNUS54 KMRX 301941
FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION TONIGHT.  THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MOSTLY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA 
INTO THURSDAY. BRIEF PERIODS OF A WINTRY MIX ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THEN...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION 
THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING COLDER AIR AND A CHANCE OF SNOW.  SOME 
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS 
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE MOUNTAINS.  MUCH 
COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-312045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
241 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+8)   41-46 (0)    28-33        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+18) 63-68 (+27)  90-95        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      NW 11 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/RAIN    SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           40           30           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          9 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.08         0.07         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1900                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 31                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 10 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-312045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+8)   39-44 (-1)   27-32        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+14)  66-71 (+31)  91-96        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     NW 13 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SW  5        W  5         NW 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.08         0.05         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-312045-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
241 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+9)   39-44 (-1)   26-31        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 68-73 (+31)  95-100       52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6 G16                 NW 11 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         SW  8 G17    W  5         NW 10 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/RAIN    SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.08         0.06         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 12 TO 24.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 23. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-312045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+10)  44-49 (+1)   29-34        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+6)   65-70 (+27)  88-93        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5                     NW 11 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        SW  6        LGT/VAR      N 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.08         0.02         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 25. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-312045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+11)  46-51 (+3)   29-34        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  64-69 (+27)  86-91        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 12 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.08         0.02         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               0 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          8                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-312045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
241 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+10)  42-47 (-1)   29-34        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+6)   65-70 (+28)  87-92        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.08         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1900                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-312045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
241 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+8)   42-47 (-2)   29-34        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+14)  68-73 (+30)  92-97        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.06         0.02         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1800                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-312045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
241 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009 /141 PM CST WED DEC 30 2009/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+7)   44-49 (-1)   31-36        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+18)  68-73 (+29)  90-95        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         W  5         LGT/VAR      NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           40           10           
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.06         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1800                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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