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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
256 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010

.DISCUSSION...
  
A COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NORTHERLY 
FLOW IS LOADED WITH MOISTURE WHICH WILL KEEP QUITE A FEW CLOUDS 
AROUND DURING THE PERIOD. THERE MAY EVEN BE A FEW SNOW FLURRIES 
ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE TONIGHT...AS A 
WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSES THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-232100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
256 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-14)  28-33 (-9)   17-22        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  60-65 (-13)  95-100       46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    NW  9 G19    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 25                      N 14         
DISPERSION                         61 GOOD                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
13 TO 25. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS
TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 17.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-232100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
256 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-14)  28-33 (-9)   20-25        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-2)   50-55 (-19)  80-85        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 15 G27    NW 12 G25    N  6 G16     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 25                      N 14         
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 25.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 15.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-232100-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
256 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-16)  32-37 (-8)   21-26        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-6)   35-40 (-27)  80-85        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G22     N  7 G15     NE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      N 12         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 8 TO 26.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TEENS TO MID
30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 13.
HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS
TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-232100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
256 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-18)  39-44 (-7)   20-25        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-15)  32-37 (-22)  87-92        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 12 G22     N  9 G18     NE  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            1 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 22                      N 15         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
15 TO 29. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-232100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
256 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-19)  41-46 (-6)   19-24        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-18)  25-30 (-26)  92-97        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 13 G23     N  9 G17     N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 22                      N 14         
DISPERSION                         24 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH LESS
THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-232100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
256 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-15)  33-38 (-8)   18-23        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-5)   47-52 (-18)  89-94        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G19    NW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            1 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      N  9         
DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
TO UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
15 TO 26. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 16.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-232100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
256 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-14)  36-41 (-5)   21-26        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-12)  42-47 (-22)  84-89        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G18     N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            10           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   1 PM         
PRECIP END            1 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      NE 13        
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
16 TO 27. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-232100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
256 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010 /156 PM CST WED DEC 22 2010/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-17)  39-44 (-7)   22-27        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-16)  35-40 (-16)  83-88        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  8 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 12 G21     N  8         NE  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 20                     N 15         
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 18 TO 28. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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