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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
426 AM EST SAT DEC 25 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 
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-261030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
426 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-7)   21-26 (-3)   23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (+20)  95-100 (+2)  71-76        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         N  7         NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.08         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      N 22         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 10 TO 19. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...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 FLURRIES. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-261030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
426 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-7)   19-24 (-7)   22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+17)  95-100 (+8)  66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        N  6         NW 13 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           80           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.08         0.14         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      N 21         
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 10 TO 19. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...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 FLURRIES. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-261030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
426 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-9)   18-23 (-9)   23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+18)  95-100 (+8)  63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  7 G15     NW 13 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           70           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.06         0.14         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      N 22         
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               46 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 10 TO 20. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 8 TO 17. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...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 AND FLURRIES. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-261030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
426 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-14)  21-26 (-6)   26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+31)  95-100 (+1)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N 11 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  8 G16     NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           40           40           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.03         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      N 25         
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS 12 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 19. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...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 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-261030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
426 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-15)  21-26 (-7)   26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (+38)  95-100 (+1)  58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N 12 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  8 G15     NW 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           40           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.39         0.03         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      N 28         
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    54 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             6                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO
21. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 18. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...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 TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-261030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
426 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-7)   22-27 (-5)   27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+17)  91-96 (-4)   61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  6         NW 11 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.04         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      N 20         
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 14 TO 23.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...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 FLURRIES. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-261030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
426 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-8)   21-26 (-7)   28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (+25)  89-94 (-3)   58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  7         NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           50           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.03         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     N 22         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   65 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 15 TO
23. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...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 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-261030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
426 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 /326 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-11)  22-27 (-8)   29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+23)  84-89 (-4)   54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  9 G17     NW 12 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       8            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.02         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  7                     N 25         
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    83 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

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