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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
337 PM EST MON DEC 20 2010

.DISCUSSION...
    
A COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE CLOUDS TONIGHT...LEADING TO A CHANCE OF 
PRECIPITATION BY LATE TONIGHT. A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY 
MORNING...THEN GENERALLY ALL RAIN FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-212145-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
337 PM EST MON DEC 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+12)  38-43 (+7)   27-32        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+9)   64-69 (+6)   95-100       74-79        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SLEET/RAIN   SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.06         0.02         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      NW 17        
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OR SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS AROUND
16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 17.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-212145-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
337 PM EST MON DEC 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+11)  39-44 (+8)   26-31        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+7)   56-61 (+3)   95-100       67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  6         NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FRZ RAIN     SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      W 18         
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 15.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-212145-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
337 PM EST MON DEC 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+13)  42-47 (+6)   29-34        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-4)   59-64 (+15)  95-100       49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G18    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FRZ RAIN     SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 AM         7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     NW 15        
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 27. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-212145-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
337 PM EST MON DEC 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+13)  43-48 (+1)   34-39        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+7)   59-64 (+19)  95-100       45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6 G15    N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     FRZ RAIN     SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.06         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     NW 14        
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 28. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-212145-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
337 PM EST MON DEC 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+13)  43-48 (-1)   35-40        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (+6)   56-61 (+21)  95-100       43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FRZ RAIN     SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     NW 17        
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               18 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          7                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS OR SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-212145-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
337 PM EST MON DEC 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+10)  40-45 (+6)   30-35        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+11)  63-68 (+10)  95-100       66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   FRZ RAIN     SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.06         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1700                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      NW 14        
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-212145-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
337 PM EST MON DEC 20 2010

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+11)  41-46 (+3)   31-36        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+10)  69-74 (+22)  95-100       61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SLEET/RAIN   FRZ RAIN     SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.07         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1700                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     NW 13        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-212145-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
337 PM EST MON DEC 20 2010 /237 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+12)  45-50 (+1)   35-40        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+8)   59-64 (+20)  95-100       56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        SW  5        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.08         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 1800                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 29                     NW 15        
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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