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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
420 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

.DISCUSSION...
  
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS INTO EARLY THIS WEEK...PRODUCING PERIODS OF SNOW AND 
COLD TEMPERATURES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY 
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS CAN ALSO BE 
EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-271030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
420 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-6)   13-18 (-6)   20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-4)   95-100 (+4)  64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 10 G17                  NW 13 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G23    NW 14 G26    NW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           30           
PRECIP DURATION       8            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.12         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 23                      NW 30        
DISPERSION            68 GOOD                   67 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 16. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW. HIGHS
NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-271030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
420 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-8)   13-18 (-4)   20-25        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (+7)   90-95 (-3)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G19                 NW 19 G35    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 15 G31    NW 18 G34    NW 16 G30    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           70           60           
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.16         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 21                      NW 33        
DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               67 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 16. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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 UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-271030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
420 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-8)   13-18 (-5)   23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (+13)  93-98 (-1)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 11 G20                  NW 15 G34    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G31    NW 18 G35    NW 12 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           80           50           
PRECIP DURATION       8            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.14         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 22                      NW 25        
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               41 GEN GOOD  

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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-271030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
420 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-6)   16-21 (-6)   28-33        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-3)   90-95 (-6)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 11 G20                  NW 10 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G24    NW 13 G25    NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.04         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 26                      N 25         
DISPERSION            64 GOOD                   58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 18. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-271030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
420 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-7)   16-21 (-6)   29-34        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-5)   85-90 (-10)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 12 G22                  NW 12 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G26    NW 16 G27    NW 12 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 28                      N 33         
DISPERSION            67 GOOD                   86 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 11 TO 17. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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 IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-271030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
420 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-6)   16-21 (-5)   24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+1)   87-92 (-3)   59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8                     NW 12 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    NW 12 G22    NW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           10           
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.08         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 20                      NW 25        
DISPERSION            66 GOOD                   72 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-271030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
420 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-6)   16-21 (-5)   27-32        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-8)   87-92 (+1)   55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G17                  NW 11 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G22    NW 12 G23    NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 23                      NW 25        
DISPERSION            78 GOOD                   65 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-271030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
420 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 /320 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-4)   17-22 (-6)   30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (-1)   82-87 (-4)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G19                 NW 11 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G24    NW 13 G25    NW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 26                      N 25         
DISPERSION            83 GOOD                   65 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 LOWER TO MID 20S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

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