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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
307 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

.DISCUSSION...
  
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. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED 
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-252115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
307 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+3)   29-34 (-6)   20-25        24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  76-81 (+31)  95-100       64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  5         N  6         NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           70           70           
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.09         0.08         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  9                      NW 24        
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 11 TO 21. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-252115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
307 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+8)   29-34 (-6)   18-23        24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+16)  68-73 (+28)  95-100       61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 12 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        NW  7        NW 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           70           70           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.11         0.08         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      NW 26        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    46 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE TEENS TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 8 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-252115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
307 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+7)   32-37 (-6)   18-23        25-30        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+22)  68-73 (+38)  92-97        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        N  9 G17     NW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.11         0.07         0.12         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      NW 23        
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 16 TO 22. 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 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 8 TO 17. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-252115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
307 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+6)   33-38 (-10)  21-26        28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+18) 72-77 (+44)  92-97        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        NW  9 G17    NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.10         0.04         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      NW 23        
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 16 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 19. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-252115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
307 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+8)   34-39 (-11)  22-27        29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 70-75 (+45)  90-95        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        NW  9 G18    NW 12 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           50           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          10 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.12         0.05         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      NW 26        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    91 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          7                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 18. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-252115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
307 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+4)   32-37 (-5)   21-26        27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 72-77 (+29)  95-100       59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   W  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        NW 11 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.09         0.04         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  9                      NW 23        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 25.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 16. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-252115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
307 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+5)   32-37 (-7)   21-26        27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+19) 71-76 (+33)  93-98        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  6         NW  7        NW 10 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.08         0.04         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     NW 22        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 25.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 19. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-252115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
307 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 /207 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+6)   33-38 (-10)  22-27        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+20)  68-73 (+35)  90-95        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  8 G18    NW  9 G18    NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           30           30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.07         0.02         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     NW 23        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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