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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1142 AM EST WED JAN 5 2011

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS CHANGING TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING BY EARLY 
THURSDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-061745-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1142 AM EST WED JAN 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-4)   25-30 (+6)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+11)  80-85 (+6)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  9         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      W 16         
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 28.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 19. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN. LOWS AROUND 19.
HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-061745-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1142 AM EST WED JAN 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-2)   24-29 (+7)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+21)  82-87 (+4)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 17         
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
16 TO 27. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 10 TO 21. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-061745-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1142 AM EST WED JAN 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-4)   26-31 (+9)   35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+27)  87-92 (+7)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          11 AM        CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.08         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      W 16         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
14 TO 29. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 21. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN. LOWS AROUND 19.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-061745-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1142 AM EST WED JAN 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-5)   29-34 (+10)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+31)  93-98 (+2)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      NW 16        
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 23. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-061745-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1142 AM EST WED JAN 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-4)   31-36 (+12)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+38)  93-98 (-2)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          10 AM        CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.07         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NW 20        
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   64 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-061745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1142 AM EST WED JAN 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-5)   26-31 (+7)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+20)  84-89 (+7)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      W 15         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
19 TO 29. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 21. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-061745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1142 AM EST WED JAN 5 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-9)   27-32 (+6)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+21)  87-92 (+8)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          12 PM        CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      W 16         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 15 TO 23. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-061745-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1142 AM EST WED JAN 5 2011 /1042 AM CST WED JAN 5 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-9)   29-34 (+6)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+28)  90-95 (+9)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          9 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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