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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
247 PM EST WED DEC 8 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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-092100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
247 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      9-14 (+1)    32-37 (+8)   19-24        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-4)   35-40 (-14)  73-78        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     SW 18        
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 12. HIGHS 15 TO 27. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS 16 TO 28. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-092100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
247 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (+3)   30-35 (+6)   17-22        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-15)  34-39 (-14)  74-79        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     SW 13        
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...WINDY. SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.MONDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS 16 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-092100-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
247 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (+3)   32-37 (+5)   17-22        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-12)  28-33 (-7)   72-77        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  6                      SW 15        
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 11. HIGHS 15 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO
MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-092100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
247 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      12-17 (+1)   38-43 (+6)   17-22        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-9)   22-27 (-10)  74-79        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  6                     S 16         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-092100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
247 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (0)    39-44 (+8)   16-21        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-14)  20-25 (-15)  72-77        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  6                     S 14         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               28 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S 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. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-092100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
247 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (0)    33-38 (+6)   18-23        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-1)   34-39 (-8)   80-85        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  6                      SW 13        
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS 18 TO 29. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-092100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
247 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      12-17 (0)    36-41 (+7)   20-25        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-11)  30-35 (-8)   73-78        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  6                      SW 20        
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-092100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
247 PM EST WED DEC 8 2010 /147 PM CST WED DEC 8 2010/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (0)    39-44 (+8)   21-26        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-15)  23-28 (-11)  70-75        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  6                      SW 20        
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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