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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
325 AM EST THU DEC 23 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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-240930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
325 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-9)   17-22 (-2)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-14)  95-100 (+8)  43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 25                      N  9         
DISPERSION            59 GEN GOOD               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 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 MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-240930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
325 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-10)  20-25 (+1)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-20)  86-91 (+5)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G23    NW  9 G21    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 26                      N  9         
DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW 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 14. HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-240930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
325 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-9)   21-26 (+2)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-28)  85-90 (+6)   19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  7 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     NE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 21                      N  7         
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW 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 LESS THAN 10 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TEENS TO MID
30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 13.
HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS
TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-240930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
325 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-8)   20-25 (-1)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-22)  95-100 (+23) 19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G18     N  7 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 24                      N  7         
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW 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 15 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 16. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-240930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
325 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-7)   19-24 (-2)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-27)  95-100 (+25) 15-20        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G17     N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 24                      NW  7        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             4                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-240930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
325 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-8)   18-23 (-2)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-21)  95-100 (+13) 35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      NE  7        
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER
20S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW 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 16. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-240930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
325 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-6)   21-26 (0)    41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-22)  93-98 (+12)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G15     N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 20                      NE  8        
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW 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 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-240930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
325 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010 /225 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-7)   22-27 (0)    44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-18)  94-99 (+20)  28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  8                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8         N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 22                     NE  8        
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SNOW 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 UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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