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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
245 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TONIGHT...WITH A DRY COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. 
THIS COLD FRONT WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND... 
BUT A WARMING TREND IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-092030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
245 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (0)    44-49 (+5)   22-27        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-9)   39-44 (-5)   77-82        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      N  6         
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY 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 UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-092030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (0)    43-48 (+5)   21-26        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-8)   38-43 (-9)   77-82        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  7 G16     
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     NW 13        
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 24. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-092030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
245 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+2)   42-47 (+4)   22-27        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-11)  39-44 (-4)   77-82        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  7         
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     N 12         
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 24. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-092030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-1)   45-50 (+2)   23-28        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-2)   38-43 (-4)   78-83        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N 10 G18     
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)                 4700                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     N 16         
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 25. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. EAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT 
WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-092030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-1)   44-49 (+1)   23-28        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-1)   39-44 (-3)   79-84        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  8 G16     
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)                 5300                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   29 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 24. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. EAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-092030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
245 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    46-51 (+5)   23-28        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-6)   38-43 (-5)   77-82        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     N 12         
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 24. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. LIGHT 
WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-092030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
245 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (0)    46-51 (+4)   24-29        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-7)   37-42 (-6)   76-81        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  8 G15     
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)                 4200                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     N 14         
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-092030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
245 PM EST THU DEC 8 2011 /145 PM CST THU DEC 8 2011/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-1)   48-53 (+4)   26-31        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-2)   38-43 (-6)   75-80        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  5        N  9 G17     
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)                 4300                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     N 18         
DISPERSION                         30 FAIR                   54 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. EAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 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 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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