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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
302 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

.DISCUSSION...
  
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-262115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
302 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-4)   23-28 (-5)   15-20        21-26        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  71-76 (-3)   93-98        60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G17                  NW 13 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8         NW 11 G20    NW 12 G23    NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.15         0.14         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      NW 29        
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   63 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 12 TO 18. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-262115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-8)   21-26 (-7)   14-19        21-26        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+7)  67-72 (+5)   86-91        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 10 G17                  NW 15 G28    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         NW 12 G24    NW 14 G26    NW 14 G28    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.18         0.19         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      NW 30        
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 17. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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 TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-262115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
302 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-9)   21-26 (-7)   14-19        22-27        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+7)  65-70 (+9)   94-99        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 11 G21                  NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     NW 12 G24    NW 13 G25    NW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          80           80           50           
PRECIP DURATION       8            8            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.18         0.20         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      NW 23        
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 17. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-262115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-6)   25-30 (-4)   17-22        26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+2)  63-68 (-4)   87-92        50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 12 G22                  NW 10 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G18     NW 11 G20    NW 11 G20    N  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           30           10           
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.08         0.08         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 25                      N 24         
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               54 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 18. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
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 UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-262115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
302 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-7)   25-30 (-5)   17-22        27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  60-65 (-9)   84-89        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 12 G21                  NW 12 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G17     NW 12 G22    NW 12 G24    NW 11 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.07         0.08         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 26                      N 31         
DISPERSION                         42 GEN GOOD               82 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 17. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 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 LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-262115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
302 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-6)   26-31 (-4)   17-22        24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-2)   62-67 (-3)   83-88        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8                      NW 11 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         NW 10 G18    NW 11 G20    NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           70           50           10           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.10         0.08         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      NW 23        
DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 17. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-262115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
302 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-7)   26-31 (-4)   17-22        26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-2)   63-68 (-8)   86-91        52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9                      NW 10 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G15     NW 10 G19    NW 11 G20    NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.06         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 22                      NW 22        
DISPERSION                         55 GEN GOOD               56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-262115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
302 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 /202 PM CST SAT DEC 25 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-8)   27-32 (-3)   19-24        29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+1)   58-63 (-4)   79-84        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 11 G19                  NW 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G18     NW 12 G22    NW 11 G22    NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 25                      N 23         
DISPERSION                         74 GOOD                   59 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 19. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

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