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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
255 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL BRING COLDER 
CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE GULF 
COAST REGION ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR 
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-090900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
255 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-11)  7-12 (-12)   24-29        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-16)  84-89 (-9)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G21                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G20    NW 10 G20    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      NW 13        
DISPERSION            105 VERY GOOD             18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 16 TO 22.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-090900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
255 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-10)  7-12 (-12)   23-28        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (-18)  83-88 (-8)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 14 G28                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 16 G27    NW 13 G26    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 33                      NW 15        
DISPERSION            108 VERY GOOD             12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 TO 23.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
15. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-090900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
255 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-10)  8-13 (-11)   26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-22)  85-90 (-9)   22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G25                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G25    N  9 G21     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 30                      N 12         
DISPERSION            83 GOOD                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 16 TO 23. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
15. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 9. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-090900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
255 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-10)  11-16 (-11)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-28)  78-83 (-10)  22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G21                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G22    N  9 G20     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      NE 13        
DISPERSION            92 GOOD                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 11. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-090900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
255 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-9)   11-16 (-10)  35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-29)  76-81 (-14)  15-20        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G23    NW 11 G23    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 32                      N 12         
DISPERSION            111 VERY GOOD             15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. EAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-090900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
255 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-10)  9-14 (-12)   26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-22)  81-86 (-7)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G26                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G21     NW  8 G18    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 29                      NW 12        
DISPERSION            121 VERY GOOD             17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 16 TO 23.
EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 12. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-090900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
255 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-9)   11-16 (-11)  26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-23)  76-81 (-9)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G23                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    NW  7 G16    NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      N 12         
DISPERSION            110 VERY GOOD             18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
20S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-090900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
255 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 /155 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-11)  13-18 (-11)  30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-17)  72-77 (-8)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 13 G23                  NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G22    N  8 G18     NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 29                     NE 14        
DISPERSION            103 VERY GOOD             22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. EAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER
20S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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