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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
447 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010

.DISCUSSION...
    
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT
LAKES REGION THROUGH SUNDAY...DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH
OUR AREA.  MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY 
THROUGH MONDAY.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-121100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
447 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+3)   30-35 (+7)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+6)   95-100 (+34) 66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        SE  5        W 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.34         0.12         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      SW 24        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               66 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 8 TO 22. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 9 TO 24. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 3 TO 9. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
13 TO 26. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS...LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-121100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
447 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+2)   30-35 (+5)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+10)  89-94 (+33)  67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8 G18    SE  8 G17    W 12 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.39         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      SW 24        
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 6 TO 22. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...BREEZY. SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 9 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 1 TO 11. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 14 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.
NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS...LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-121100-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
447 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+1)   29-34 (+4)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+8)   84-89 (+27)  67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G16     S 10 G29     W 13 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          70           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            4            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.56         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      W 25         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 2 TO 21. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 6 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 5 TO
12. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 17 TO 28. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. NOT AS
COLD. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-121100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
447 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+2)   29-34 (+4)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (+7)   86-91 (+23)  69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     S  8 G23     W 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          50           
PRECIP DURATION                    7            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.61         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      W 23         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 9 TO
23. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
15 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 5 TO 12. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S 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 UPPER 30S TO LOWER
50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-121100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
447 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+1)   29-34 (+6)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (+9)   90-95 (+23)  68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  7 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8        LGT/VAR      W 12 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          50           
PRECIP DURATION                    6            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.66         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      W 24         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 12 TO
23. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
17 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 5 TO 11. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-121100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
447 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (0)    31-36 (+8)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+9)   89-94 (+19)  69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        LGT/VAR      W 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          80           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.38         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  9                      SW 23        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 10 TO 22. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 12 TO 26. WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 5 TO 12. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 27. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.
NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. 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. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-121100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
447 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+2)   30-35 (+5)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+7)   84-89 (+16)  66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      W 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.53         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      W 25         
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 11 TO 23. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 17 TO 28.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 7 TO 13. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. NOT AS
COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-121100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
447 AM EST SAT DEC 11 2010 /347 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+2)   30-35 (+5)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (+6)   80-85 (+13)  61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5 G15                  W  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     S  7 G15     W 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      RAIN         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.65         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      W 26         
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               71 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO
23. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 9 TO 15. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST 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 LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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