
059 
FNUS54 KMRX 311058
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
558 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY.  A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  THEN...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION 
TONIGHT...BRINGING COLDER AIR AND A CHANCE OF SNOW.  SOME SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA AND THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.  MUCH COLDER AIR WILL 
MOVE IN FOR THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-011200-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
558 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-2)   26-31 (-4)   30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+35)  95-100 (+7)  57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      FRZ DRZL     FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.05         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     NW 18        
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 8 TO 21.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS 19 TO 29. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 6 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 19 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 14. HIGHS 18 TO 29. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-011200-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
558 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+1)   25-30 (-4)   30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+37)  95-100 (+7)  56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 12 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         NW 14 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.05         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     NW 21        
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 9 TO 21.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 7 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 14.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-011200-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
558 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+1)   25-30 (-4)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+46)  95-100 (+3)  52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      NW 10 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW 11 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.03         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     NW 17        
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 9 TO 23.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 17. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-011200-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
558 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   28-33 (-3)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+31)  95-100 (0)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      NW 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     N 20         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 18. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-011200-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
558 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+4)   28-33 (-3)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+33)  95-100 (+1)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     NW 23        
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               22 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             8                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 17. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-011200-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
558 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-1)   27-32 (-4)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+36)  95-100 (+5)  54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      FRZ DRZL     FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           10           
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.04         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS 12 TO 22.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 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. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-011200-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
558 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (0)    28-33 (-4)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+33)  94-99 (+1)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      FRZ DRZL     FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     NW 17        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS 16 TO 24.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 18. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-011200-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
558 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009 /458 AM CST THU DEC 31 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+2)   30-35 (-4)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (+30)  92-97 (-4)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      NW 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     NW 21        
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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