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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
255 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010

.DISCUSSION...
  
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER PLAINS 
STATES...AND WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT EAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE 
VALLEY ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT FROM THE WEST AND 
MOVE EAST THROUGH THE REGION ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH 
SATURDAY EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM THREE QUARTERS TO 
OVER AN INCH ACROSS THE AREA. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE 
REGION ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING...HIGH PRESSURE 
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S 
EXPECTED INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. 
 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-012100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+5)   51-56 (-2)   34-39        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+23) 62-67 (+14)  92-97        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8 G17     LGT/VAR      W  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.67         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 38                     W 15         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-012100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+7)   50-55 (-2)   34-39        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (+20)  60-65 (+12)  95-100       42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 19 G35                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8 G23    S 12 G26     LGT/VAR      W 10 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.53         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 40                      W 18         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 22. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-012100-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+12)  51-56 (-2)   34-39        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-3)   60-65 (+10)  95-100       27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 22 G43                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G28     SW  9 G29    LGT/VAR      NW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.89         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 43                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 22. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 22. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-012100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+12)  53-58 (-3)   37-42        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+4)   65-70 (+13)  95-100       25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 18 G36                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G26    S  8 G24     LGT/VAR      NW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.96         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 39                      NW 13        
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 22. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-012100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+13)  53-58 (-1)   39-44        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+5)  68-73 (+14)  95-100       20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 13 G26                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  7 G18    S  9 G20     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.96         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 41                      W 18         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 19. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-012100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+7)   52-57 (-2)   35-40        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+14) 69-74 (+19)  95-100       39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G23                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        SW  7 G18    LGT/VAR      W  8 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            7            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          10 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.75         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 33                     W 12         
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 23. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-012100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+9)   53-58 (-1)   34-39        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+10)  68-73 (+15)  91-96        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 14 G30                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5 G16    SW  6 G16    LGT/VAR      W  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.93         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 32                     NW 12        
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-012100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010 /155 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+11)  55-60 (-1)   34-39        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+4)   70-75 (+15)  88-93        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 15 G28                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G22     W  6 G15     LGT/VAR      NW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            7            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         1.11         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               2                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2100                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 30                     NW 14        
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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