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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND MONDAY.  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE 
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR TUESDAY AND 
WEDNESDAY PRODUCING DRY CONDITIONS AND MILDER TEMPERATURES.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-272045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
234 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-5)   20-25 (-2)   11-16        33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  64-69 (-13)  91-96        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 12 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G23    NW 12 G21    NW  9 G19    SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           30           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   3 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.03         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 29                     W 15         
DISPERSION                         56 GEN GOOD               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-272045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
234 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-3)   20-25 (+1)   10-15        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-6)   56-61 (-21)  89-94        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 15 G28                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G27    NW 15 G29    NW 12 G26    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 31                     NW 16        
DISPERSION                         55 GEN GOOD               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-272045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
234 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-3)   22-27 (+3)   8-13         33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-5)   47-52 (-30)  95-100       38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G25    NW  9 G20    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     NW 10        
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ087-102-272045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
234 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-4)   27-32 (+5)   10-15        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-12)  46-51 (-24)  95-100       37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G21    N 10 G18     N  5 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 23                      NW 10        
DISPERSION                         47 GEN GOOD               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-272045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
234 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-4)   28-33 (+5)   9-14         36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-14)  38-43 (-32)  95-100       37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G24    NW 12 G23    N  7 G17     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 31                      NW 14        
DISPERSION                         71 GOOD                   10 POOR      
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT
AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-272045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
234 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      17-22 (-4)   24-29 (+1)   12-17        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-6)   58-63 (-13)  86-91        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 11 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G19    NW 10 G20    W  7 G15     SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         60 GEN GOOD               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
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 LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-272045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
234 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-3)   27-32 (+4)   12-17        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-3)   55-60 (-15)  85-90        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G21    NW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     W  9         
DISPERSION                         51 GEN GOOD               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-272045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
234 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 /134 PM CST SUN DEC 26 2010/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-4)   30-35 (+5)   12-17        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-9)   46-51 (-21)  89-94        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G23    NW  9 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 23                      NW 10        
DISPERSION                         53 GEN GOOD               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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