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FNUS54 KMRX 091954
FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
255 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TONIGHT...BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND. 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE NEXT 
SEVERAL DAYS...BRINGING DRY AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE 
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL ON 
SATURDAY...BUT A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FOR NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-102045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-3)   37-42 (-8)   16-21        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-1)   39-44 (-4)   80-85        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     SE  9        
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-102045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-4)   35-40 (-8)   17-22        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-3)   40-45 (-5)   75-80        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     SE  9        
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-102045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-7)   35-40 (-8)   17-22        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-8)   38-43 (-3)   72-77        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 12                      SE  9        
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH..SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID TO UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-102045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-4)   39-44 (-8)   20-25        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-12)  36-41 (-7)   72-77        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 10 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N 10 G18     NE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 16                      SE  9        
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-102045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-2)   39-44 (-8)   19-24        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-16)  38-43 (-5)   78-83        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  7 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      SE  9        
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-102045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (0)    38-43 (-9)   18-23        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-10)  38-43 (-6)   79-84        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 12                      E  9         
DISPERSION                         27 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-102045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-1)   39-44 (-8)   19-24        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-14)  36-41 (-8)   76-81        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  7         N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      E  9         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. LIGHT 
WINDS.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-102045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
255 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2011 /155 PM CST FRI DEC 9 2011/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+1)   42-47 (-6)   21-26        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-19)  35-40 (-8)   69-74        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  9 G17     N  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      E  9         
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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