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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
250 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011

.DISCUSSION...
  
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER PLAINS 
STATES...AND WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT EAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE 
VALLEY TODAY.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-020900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
250 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+2)   30-35 (-9)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+12)  95-100 (+9)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G21                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G21    NW  6 G16    W  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.59         0.08         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 35                      W 16         
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-020900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
250 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+1)   30-35 (-11)  41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+16)  95-100 (+16) 47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 15 G29                  NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G29     W  5         NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.64         0.10         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 36                      W 16         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 21. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 24. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-020900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
250 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (0)    30-35 (-17)  42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (+15)  95-100 (+27) 42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 19 G37                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G37    LGT/VAR      NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.27         0.07         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 41                      NW 13        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 13 TO 22. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 24. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-020900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
250 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-1)   33-38 (-14)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (+16)  95-100 (+19) 38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 16 G30                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G29    N  6         NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.45         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 39                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. 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 IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-020900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
250 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+1)   35-40 (-9)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+20)  95-100 (+10) 38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 11 G23                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G22     LGT/VAR      NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.70         0.08         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 37                      NW 16        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   42 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. SOUTHEAST 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 IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-020900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
250 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+4)   31-36 (-9)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+14)  95-100 (+3)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G20    NW  7 G17    W  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.79         0.07         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 31                      W 14         
DISPERSION            37 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 22. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-020900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
250 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+3)   30-35 (-16)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+5)   94-99 (+11)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 13 G25                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G21     N  5         NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.93         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 35                     NW 13        
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
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 IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-020900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
250 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 /150 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (0)    30-35 (-20)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+2)   89-94 (+9)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 14 G27                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G22    N  6         NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.98         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 31                     NW 15        
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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