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FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
408 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010

.DISCUSSION...
  
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS BY TO OUR SOUTHEAST TODAY AND
TONIGHT NIGHT JUST CLIPPING THE AREA WITH A CHANCE FOR VERY LIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW THIS MORNING...DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-191015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
408 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+3)   19-24 (-1)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-13)  92-97 (-3)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      NW 10        
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-191015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
408 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+1)   18-23 (-2)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-7)   95-100 (+4)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-191015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
408 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (0)    18-23 (-4)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (0)    95-100 (+7)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      N  9         
DISPERSION            0 VERY POOR               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-191015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
408 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-2)   21-26 (-2)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+6)   95-100 (+3)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      N 12         
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-191015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
408 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-4)   22-27 (-1)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+11)  92-97 (-3)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      N 12         
DISPERSION            0 VERY POOR               35 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             9                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-191015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
408 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+3)   20-25 (-1)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-12)  93-98 (-3)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  3                      NW  7        
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-191015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
408 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+3)   20-25 (-2)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-11)  92-97 (-2)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    1900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  5                     N 10         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO
15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-191015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
408 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 /308 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+2)   21-26 (-3)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-3)   86-91 (-3)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            6 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  5                     N 13         
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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