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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
413 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010

.DISCUSSION...
  
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS TODAY.  PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY 
TODAY...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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-281015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
413 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-2)   12-17 (-1)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-9)   89-94 (+2)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G21                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G19    W  8 G16     SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 31                     W 16         
DISPERSION            76 GOOD                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 40. 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. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 LOWER TO MID 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 UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-281015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
413 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (0)    12-17 (+1)   31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-19)  81-86 (-1)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 15 G27                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G26    W 10 G23     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 32                     W 18         
DISPERSION            72 GOOD                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 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 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. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-281015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
413 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (+2)   11-16 (-2)   32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-25)  82-87 (-2)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G25                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G25    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 26                     W 10         
DISPERSION            37 FAIR                   4 VERY 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.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.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 AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-281015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
413 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+4)   11-16 (-7)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-27)  87-92 (+6)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G19     N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 26                      NW 10        
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.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 AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-281015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
413 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+4)   10-15 (-9)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-30)  88-93 (+10)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G20                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 11 G22     N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 32                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            54 GEN GOOD               7 POOR       
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT
AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 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
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-281015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
413 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    12-17 (-4)   33-38        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (-11)  89-94 (+9)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    W  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 26                     W 13         
DISPERSION            65 GOOD                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 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. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.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 AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-281015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
413 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+2)   12-17 (-6)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-14)  87-92 (+8)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 25                     W 10         
DISPERSION            65 GOOD                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH 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 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 MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-281015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
413 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010 /313 AM CST MON DEC 27 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+4)   13-18 (-6)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-21)  84-89 (+10)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 26                      NW 12        
DISPERSION            54 GEN GOOD               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH 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 NEAR 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 MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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