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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
415 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-101015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
415 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+8)   20-25 (+11)  42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-14)  67-72 (-10)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
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)    2600                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     SW 20        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 11. HIGHS 17 TO 28. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-101015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
415 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+6)   18-23 (+8)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-13)  68-73 (-3)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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)    3000                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  5                     SW 14        
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
5 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...WINDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 30 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 10.
HIGHS 18 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-101015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
415 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+5)   18-23 (+8)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-6)   67-72 (-4)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  3                      SW 14        
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-101015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
415 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+6)   18-23 (+6)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-9)   74-79 (+2)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
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)    2800                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  3                     SW 14        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-101015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
415 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+8)   17-22 (+7)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-15)  79-84 (+3)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
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)    2800                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  3                     SW 14        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-101015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
415 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+6)   19-24 (+9)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-8)   74-79 (-2)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      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)    2500                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  3                     SW 14        
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 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 MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-101015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
415 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+6)   21-26 (+9)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-8)   68-73 (-6)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6 G15    
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)    2500                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  3                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-101015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
415 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010 /315 AM CST THU DEC 9 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+8)   21-26 (+7)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-10)  67-72 (+1)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
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)    2500                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  5                      SW 17        
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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