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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
322 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2011

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...PROVIDING DRY CONDITIONS...MAINLY CLEAR 
SKIES AND A WARMING TREND. SHOWERS RETURN TO THE REGION BY MAINLY 
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE 
AREA. SOME LOCALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY 
OVER THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-040930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
322 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+1)   32-37 (+4)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-1)   71-76 (+2)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     S  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  7        LGT/VAR      S  6 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      SW 20        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-040930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
322 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+2)   32-37 (+3)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-1)   70-75 (+10)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G15                 S  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G18    SE  8 G18    S  6 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      S 16         
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-040930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
322 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+1)   33-38 (+2)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      11-16 (-5)   68-73 (+9)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      S  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G15     S  8 G17     S  5 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      S 18         
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-040930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
322 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+2)   31-36 (+2)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      13-18 (-7)   85-90 (+16)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G17                 SE  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G21    SE  8 G18    SE  8 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      S 23         
DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-040930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
322 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+1)   27-32 (0)    54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      10-15 (-7)   90-95 (+16)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6 G16                 SE  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G21    SE  7 G15    SE  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 14                     S 21         
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               37 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-040930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
322 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+1)   29-34 (+4)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-3)   80-85 (-1)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  7 G15    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      S 15         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-040930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
322 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+2)   33-38 (+4)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-4)   76-81 (-1)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  7 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      S  6 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      S 24         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-040930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
322 AM EST SAT DEC 3 2011 /222 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+1)   34-39 (+6)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-7)   87-92 (+12)  48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G19    SE  6 G15    S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 18                      S 26         
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TG/TD

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