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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WILL MOVE EAST...WITH WARMER 
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL 
APPROACH FOR THE WEEKEND...BRINGING RAIN AND THEN SNOW TO MUCH OF 
THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-102100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
254 PM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+13)  41-46 (+5)   28-33        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-8)   33-38 (+4)   71-76        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 10 AM        
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     SW 10        
DISPERSION                         43 GEN GOOD               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS 13 TO 19.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS
16 TO 27. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS 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. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-102100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (+10)  39-44 (+5)   28-33        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (+1)   33-38 (+2)   68-73        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         FRZ RAIN     RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 10 AM        
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     SW  8        
DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.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. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...WINDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS
12 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 30 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. HIGHS 17 TO 28.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 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. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-102100-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
254 PM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (+6)   39-44 (+3)   28-33        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (-6)   28-33 (-1)   76-81        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         FRZ RAIN     FRZ RAIN     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     SW  7        
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 20.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN
THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-102100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (+7)   43-48 (+3)   26-31        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+3)   28-33 (+1)   86-91        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         FRZ RAIN     FRZ RAIN     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     SW  7        
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-102100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
254 PM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (+7)   44-49 (+4)   26-31        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (0)    24-29 (-3)   89-94        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         FRZ RAIN     FRZ RAIN     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     SW  5        
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               6 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-102100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
254 PM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (+9)   42-47 (+4)   27-32        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (+5)   33-38 (+2)   78-83        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         FRZ RAIN     FRZ RAIN     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     SW  7        
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 21.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS
19 TO 29. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-102100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
254 PM EST THU DEC 9 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (+7)   43-48 (+3)   27-32        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+5)   33-38 (+1)   85-90        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         FRZ RAIN     FRZ RAIN     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.14         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     SW 10        
DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-102100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
254 PM EST THU DEC 9 2010 /154 PM CST THU DEC 9 2010/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+8)   45-50 (+5)   28-33        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+5)   31-36 (+1)   86-91        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         FRZ RAIN     FRZ RAIN     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    4 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.15         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     SW 10        
DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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