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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1044 PM EST THU DEC 30 2010

.DISCUSSION... 
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS USHERING IN MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL EVEN RANGE FROM THE 50S TO
AROUND 60 ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE REGION BY FRIDAY NIGHT 
INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN. SOME OF THE 
RAIN COULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE
WELL INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 50S ALSO ON SATURDAY...WHICH WILL
BE ABOUT TEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
 

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-010445-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1044 PM EST THU DEC 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+5)   55-60 (+11)  45-50        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-1)   46-51 (-5)   72-77        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  9 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  5        S  7 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.30         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     SW 39        
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-010445-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1044 PM EST THU DEC 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+4)   53-58 (+10)  46-51        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (0)    43-48 (-3)   73-78        53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 16 G31     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE  9 G19    S 15 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.23         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     S 40         
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 24. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-010445-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1044 PM EST THU DEC 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+5)   54-59 (+11)  45-50        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+6)   44-49 (-2)   79-84        56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      S 19 G40     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  6         S 12 G25     S 15 G37     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.53         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 18                      S 46         
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 25. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-010445-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1044 PM EST THU DEC 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+4)   57-62 (+12)  44-49        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+2)   46-51 (-8)   95-100       63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6 G15                 S 17 G33     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        SE  8 G17    SE 11 G23    S 12 G32     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.80         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 25                      S 44         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 26. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-010445-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1044 PM EST THU DEC 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (0)    56-61 (+11)  45-50        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  46-51 (-6)   92-97        63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6                     S 14 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE  8 G18    S 11 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.85         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2400                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 22                      S 43         
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-010445-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1044 PM EST THU DEC 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+4)   55-60 (+11)  44-49        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+4)   46-51 (-3)   75-80        58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  5        SW  7 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    10 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.35         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     S 33         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-010445-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1044 PM EST THU DEC 30 2010

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+4)   55-60 (+10)  44-49        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+3)   50-55 (-3)   89-94        62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 12 G27     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  8 G18    SW  7 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           100          
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.70         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 26                      S 38         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-010445-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1044 PM EST THU DEC 30 2010 /944 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+4)   56-61 (+11)  43-48        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+8)   51-56 (-5)   95-100       65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7 G16                  S 16 G29     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         S  9 G18     SE 11 G22    SW  6 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                                 2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.09         0.82         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 30                      S 37         
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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