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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
301 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

.DISCUSSION...
WINTRY STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH A 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PRODUCING DRY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY AND 
FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST 
UNITED STATES BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS 
WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-172115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
301 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+8)   31-36 (-5)   19-24        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  69-74 (-3)   92-97        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            4 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      W  7         
DISPERSION                         24 FAIR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS
14 TO 22. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-172115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
301 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+7)   31-36 (-8)   21-26        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  64-69 (+1)   83-88        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G23     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            4 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      W  8         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS
13 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-172115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
301 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+4)   34-39 (-11)  22-27        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+7)  54-59 (-9)   84-89        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G22     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            4 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     W  5         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS
13 TO 23. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-172115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
301 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+3)   40-45 (-7)   24-29        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  42-47 (-28)  86-91        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5 G15    N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            4 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      N  3         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS
17 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-172115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
301 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+3)   43-48 (-4)   24-29        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+7)  36-41 (-32)  85-90        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G16    N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            4 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     W  3         
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               7 POOR       
MAX LVORI                          5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS
18 TO 24. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-172115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
301 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+7)   34-39 (-4)   21-26        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  63-68 (-15)  89-94        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            4 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 10                      W  5         
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS
16 TO 23. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-172115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
301 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+4)   36-41 (-5)   22-27        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  57-62 (-22)  87-92        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            4 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     N  5         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS
18 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 24. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-172115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
301 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010 /201 PM CST THU DEC 16 2010/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+3)   38-43 (-9)   24-29        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  53-58 (-21)  86-91        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            4 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      N  6         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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