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FWFMRX

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE REGION ON 
SATURDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION INTO 
SUNDAY. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING 
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE 
MOUNTAINS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-042115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
302 PM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+2)   36-41 (-6)   22-27        28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+11)  66-71 (+25)  95-100       57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           70           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.19         0.15         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      NW 22        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   54 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 9 TO 19. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 8 TO 18. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-042115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+2)   37-42 (-7)   22-27        28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+12)  57-62 (+18)  93-98        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 13 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 13 G25    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           70           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.15         0.12         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      NW 22        
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 9 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 8 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-042115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
302 PM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+4)   43-48 (-1)   22-27        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+12)  59-64 (+19)  90-95        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5 G16    W  6 G16     NW 11 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.09         0.06         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      NW 16        
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 8 TO
21. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 6 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-042115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+5)   48-53 (-2)   26-31        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+14)  59-64 (+22)  87-92        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5 G17                 N 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G19    NW  7 G16    N 11 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     N 18         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-042115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+5)   49-54 (-2)   27-32        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+16) 58-63 (+22)  85-90        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7 G16     NW  9 G20    NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      N 22         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               52 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS 14 TO 21.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-042115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
302 PM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+3)   41-46 (-6)   24-29        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+15)  58-63 (+21)  91-96        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SHOWERS      SHOWERS      FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           70           50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.14         0.11         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      NW 18        
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS 11 TO 22.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-042115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
302 PM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+4)   44-49 (-4)   25-30        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+10)  58-63 (+19)  92-97        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 10 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.12         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     N 20         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 16 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-042115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
302 PM EST FRI DEC 3 2010 /202 PM CST FRI DEC 3 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+4)   49-54 (-2)   28-33        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+11)  58-63 (+21)  89-94        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5 G15                 N 10 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G19    NW  9 G23    N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     N 20         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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