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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1048 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010

.DISCUSSION...
    
VERY COLD AIR WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT.  A LOW 
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-151700-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1048 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-2)   8-13 (+1)    28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-9)   90-95 (+8)   53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G15     W  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         SNOW/FZ RA   
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      12 PM        
PRECIP END            7 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 26                     NW 10        
DISPERSION            71 GOOD                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SNOW...LIGHT SLEET...RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-151700-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1048 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      13-18 (0)    7-12 (0)     26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-17)  86-91 (+5)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G24                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G23     W  7 G17     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         SNOW/FZ RA   
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      7 AM         
PRECIP END            7 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 30                     NW 14        
DISPERSION            74 GOOD                   19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LIGHT SLEET...RAIN...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND
SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-151700-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1048 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (+4)   9-14 (+3)    30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-31)  86-91 (+1)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         SNOW/FZ RA   
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            30           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      7 AM         
PRECIP END            7 PM                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      W  9         
DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET
LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET
LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-151700-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1048 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+5)   12-17 (+4)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-28)  86-91 (+9)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/FZ RA   
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      W  7         
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY...CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
AND LIGHT SLEET. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-151700-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1048 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+5)   11-16 (+2)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-36)  83-88 (+7)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  7 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/FZ RA   
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     W 12         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET
LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-151700-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1048 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (0)    10-15 (+1)   30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-9)   85-90 (+6)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         SNOW/FZ RA   
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     NW  6        
DISPERSION            53 GEN GOOD               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT SLEET
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-151700-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1048 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (+3)   11-16 (+3)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-13)  87-92 (+5)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         SNOW/FZ RA   
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     W  3         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET
LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...RAIN...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-151700-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1048 AM EST TUE DEC 14 2010 /948 AM CST TUE DEC 14 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+4)   15-20 (+6)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-15)  80-85 (+6)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW/FZ RA   
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     SW  6        
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY...CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
AND LIGHT SLEET. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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