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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 TUE DEC 7 2010

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH A GRADUAL 
WARMING TREND EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE WEEK. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE 
SYSTEM WILL THEN AFFECT THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-080915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-4)   8-13 (-2)    26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-8)   87-92 (+13)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G19                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  9 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. WEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS IN 
THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 
19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 
25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-080915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-3)   7-12 (-2)    26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-8)   87-92 (+13)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 14 G24                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G23    NW 11 G23    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 25                     NW 15        
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 
TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 
19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 
35 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-080915-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-2)   8-13 (-2)    31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-9)   79-84 (+5)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     N 12         
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 20. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS IN 
THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY AND CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 
17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 15. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-080915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-2)   13-18 (-1)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-6)   67-72 (-5)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G17    N  6         N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     N 13         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE TEENS. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 
TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 
20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 
17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-080915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-3)   12-17 (-1)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-3)   68-73 (-3)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  7 G15    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 28                     N 14         
DISPERSION            57 GEN GOOD               19 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE TEENS. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 
19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 
18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-080915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-4)   10-15 (-2)   30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-5)   80-85 (+9)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    W  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            4 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NW 10        
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 
20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 
LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 
25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-080915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-3)   12-17 (-2)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-7)   77-82 (+5)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            10 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     NW 10        
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE TEENS. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS NEAR 
50. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 18.
HIGHS NEAR 30. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-080915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2010 /500 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-1)   14-19 (-2)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-9)   65-70 (-6)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     N 13         
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH... 
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. HIGHS NEAR 
50. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 
TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 
19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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