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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE 
AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AS A RESULT...COOLER AND DRIER 
CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES 
AND TEMPERATURES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-082100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
315 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-22)  39-44 (-5)   22-27        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-4)   42-47 (-41)  79-84        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G23    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 23. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-082100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-25)  38-43 (-7)   21-26        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-7)   42-47 (-38)  78-83        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G30    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     W 13         
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-082100-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
315 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-21)  38-43 (-5)   22-27        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (-3)   40-45 (-46)  75-80        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G26    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     W 12         
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO 
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S 
TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-082100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-22)  41-46 (-3)   23-28        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (-4)   40-45 (-46)  79-84        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G21    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 12                      SW  9        
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-082100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-25)  41-46 (-5)   23-28        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-7)   44-49 (-39)  79-84        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G23    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 12                      W  9         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST 
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 RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-082100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
315 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-22)  41-46 (-5)   23-28        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-6)   40-45 (-44)  78-83        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      W 12         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 26. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-082100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
315 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-17)  42-47 (+1)   24-29        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-5)   40-45 (-45)  78-83        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6 G19    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            11 PM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-082100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
315 PM EST WED DEC 7 2011 /215 PM CST WED DEC 7 2011/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-17)  44-49 (+3)   25-30        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (0)    39-44 (-43)  79-84        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G19    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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 12                      W  9         
DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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