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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
243 PM 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. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS WEEKEND PRODUCING PERIODS OF 
SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-242045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
243 PM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-3)   33-38 (+5)   23-28        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  47-52 (-23)  95-100       73-78        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.09         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      SW 10        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 26.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 9 TO
21. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-242045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-1)   34-39 (+7)   23-28        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+2)   36-41 (-24)  95-100       73-78        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G20    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 13 TO 26. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 8 TO 21.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-242045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
243 PM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (+1)   39-44 (+8)   22-27        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (+2)   20-25 (-20)  95-100       74-79        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6 G15    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.14         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  6                      SW 12        
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 9 TO 27. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 3 TO 21.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-242045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-2)   44-49 (+6)   25-30        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+15)  19-24 (-17)  95-100       70-75        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  7 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.08         0.12         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  7                      SW 12        
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO 29.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-242045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
243 PM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-3)   46-51 (+6)   25-30        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+23) 16-21 (-14)  95-100       69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6 G16     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.15         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  6                      W 13         
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               14 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          5                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 11 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-242045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
243 PM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-2)   37-42 (+4)   24-29        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+8)   40-45 (-14)  95-100       74-79        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  8                      W  9         
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 27.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS
11 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-242045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
243 PM EST THU DEC 23 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (0)    39-44 (+4)   24-29        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+4)   36-41 (-12)  95-100       70-75        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.12         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  8                     SW  9        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 17 TO 27.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 23.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-242045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
243 PM EST THU DEC 23 2010 /143 PM CST THU DEC 23 2010/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (0)    43-48 (+4)   25-30        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+11)  30-35 (-9)   95-100       67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  7        NE  5        LGT/VAR      N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.12         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  8                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
18 TO 28. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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