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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION TODAY...BRINGING MAINLY JUST AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS. ANOTHER 
STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE REGION ON 
SATURDAY...BRINGING A BETTER CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION INTO SUNDAY. 
SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING 
ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE MOUNTAINS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-040900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+7)   26-31 (+2)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-2)   89-94 (+15)  68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.16         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     W 13         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 
20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. 
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-040900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+9)   24-29 (+1)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-1)   85-90 (+14)  56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      W 16         
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 
17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO 
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-040900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+11)  26-31 (+4)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+8)   89-94 (+15)  57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W 13         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 
COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
TEENS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S 
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S 
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-040900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+8)   28-33 (+5)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+12)  95-100 (+17) 57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      SW 14        
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-040900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+7)   27-32 (+5)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+16)  95-100 (+17) 56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 15         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   9 POOR       
MAX LVORI             3                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 23. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-040900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+9)   28-33 (+3)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-3)   90-95 (+19)  56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      W 12         
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 23. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 
19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO 
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-040900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+10)  29-34 (+4)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (0)    92-97 (+16)  57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      SW 12        
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-040900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 3 2010 /500 AM CST FRI DEC 3 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+7)   30-35 (+4)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+9)   93-98 (+14)  57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      SW 15        
DISPERSION            37 FAIR                   10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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