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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
808 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010

...UPDATED SKY COVER, TEMPERATURES, RH FOR TONIGHT PERIOD...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. AN APPROACHING 
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SATURDAY WILL BRING SOME RAIN ACROSS THE THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION BUT QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW SATURDAY 
NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS A VERY COLD AIRMASS MOVES IN. SNOW AND WIND WILL 
INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 
FREEZING.    


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-120215-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
808 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-1)   44-49 (+1)   28-33        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+4)   37-42 (+9)   82-87        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 10 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  5         E  8 G17     W 13 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.66         0.18         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 14                      W 30         
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   91 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 7 TO
16. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 14 TO
22. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 2 TO
12. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
13 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COLD.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-120215-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
808 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+4)   42-47 (+1)   28-33        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (-4)   38-43 (+12)  87-92        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5                     SW  8 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6 G15    SE 11 G19    W 16 G28     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.56         0.16         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 14                      W 28         
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   66 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 7 TO
15. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 12 TO
23. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 3 TO
11. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 14 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COOL.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-120215-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
808 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+2)   43-48 (+1)   28-33        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+4)   33-38 (+8)   80-85        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW 12 G25    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6 G16     S 11 G23     W 16 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            100          70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 6            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.73         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6000                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     W 26         
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS
7 TO 15. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS 10 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 2 TO
11. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 17 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COOL.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-120215-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
808 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+3)   48-53 (+3)   29-34        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+2)   31-36 (+8)   84-89        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W 13 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     SE 10 G20    W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            100          60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 6            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.78         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 14                      W 25         
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 11 TO
18. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
17 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 2 TO 12. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-120215-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
808 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+2)   47-52 (+2)   30-35        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+6)   31-36 (+9)   84-89        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W 11 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE  9 G17    W 15 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            100          60           
PRECIP DURATION                                 6            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.72         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      W 28         
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               63 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          2                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 14. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
17 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 11. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS COOL.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-120215-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
808 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+1)   46-51 (0)    30-35        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-1)   35-40 (+11)  86-91        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W 10 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  5         E  8         W 14 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            100          80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 5            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.69         0.15         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 10                      W 29         
DISPERSION                         30 FAIR                   87 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 10 TO 17. WEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 15 TO 25.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 5 TO 12. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 28. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COOL.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-120215-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
808 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+2)   48-53 (+2)   28-33        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+1)   33-38 (+8)   81-86        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W 14 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE  8 G17    W 14 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            7            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.84         0.12         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 16                      W 28         
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   87 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO
18. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
16 TO 27. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 7 TO 14. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. NOT
AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-120215-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
808 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010 /708 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+1)   49-54 (+2)   27-32        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+10)  35-40 (+10)  76-81        51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6                      W 14 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  9 G17     S 10 G19     W 15 G28     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.95         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 18                      W 30         
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   90 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 12 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 16. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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