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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
411 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010
 
...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
  
A COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. 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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
411 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+7)   22-27 (+3)   27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-29)  95-100 (+8)  74-79        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.16         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 10                      W  8         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 14 TO 25. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S. WEST 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...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-251015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
411 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+8)   22-27 (+7)   28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-25)  93-98 (+17)  68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  9                      W 14         
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 11 TO 26. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 10 TO 18. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-251015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
411 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+7)   22-27 (+6)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-15)  95-100 (+27) 68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  7                      W 15         
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 12 TO 26. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 12 TO 18.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-251015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
411 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+5)   22-27 (+5)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-12)  95-100 (+18) 77-82        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  7                      W 13         
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. 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. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 18. 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 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-251015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
411 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+5)   23-28 (+7)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-9)   95-100 (+13) 74-79        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.12         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  7                     W 16         
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               33 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             6                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 27.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 16. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-251015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
411 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+4)   24-29 (+4)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-16)  95-100 (+13) 73-78        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           70           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.12         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     W  9         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 26.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 13 TO 21.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-251015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
411 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+4)   24-29 (+4)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-13)  95-100 (+20) 71-76        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW         SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.15         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     W  8         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 27.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO
21. NORTHWEST WINDS UP 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 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-251015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
411 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 /311 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+4)   26-31 (+5)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-10)  95-100 (+22) 66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.12         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     W 12         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. 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
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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