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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
312 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS TODAY
THEN A CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
DRY WEATHER RETURNS FOR THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...POSSIBLY
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS
TODAY AND THURSDAY...THEN RECOVER TO NEAR NORMAL.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-080915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
312 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-14)  21-26 (-18)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+3)   95-100 (0)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G21    NW 11 G23    SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.97         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W 13         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-080915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
312 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-13)  19-24 (-20)  37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-1)   95-100 (0)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G28    NW 15 G31    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.77         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-080915-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
312 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-13)  18-23 (-21)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-15)  92-97 (-5)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G27    NW 10 G26    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.62         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      NW  6        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-080915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
312 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-14)  21-26 (-20)  46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-11)  95-100 (-2)  22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G23    NW  8 G21    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       6                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.49         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     N  7         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-080915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
312 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-11)  21-26 (-22)  48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-22)  93-98 (-4)   19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G24    NW 11 G23    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       6                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.47         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      N  7         
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               13 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-080915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
312 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-15)  22-27 (-19)  41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+1)   95-100 (-2)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    W  9 G19     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.86         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W  8         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-080915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
312 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-14)  22-27 (-18)  42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-4)   90-95 (-7)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  7 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       6                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.57         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     NW  6        
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-080915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
312 AM EST WED DEC 7 2011 /212 AM CST WED DEC 7 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-16)  23-28 (-18)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-1)   90-95 (-3)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    NW  8 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.40         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     NW  6        
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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