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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
230 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2011

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT WITH LOWS BELOW NORMAL. PLENTY OF 
SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL ON SUNDAY 
AND A SLIGHT WARMING TREND BEGINS MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES 
TO BUILD ACROSS OUR REGION.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-182030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
230 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2011

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-6)   42-47 (+3)   26-31        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-8)   35-40 (-18)  70-75        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     SW 25        
DISPERSION                         46 GEN GOOD               56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-182030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
230 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2011

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-7)   40-45 (+3)   22-27        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-9)   32-37 (-20)  76-81        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      W  6 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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W 23         
DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-182030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
230 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2011

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-8)   43-48 (+4)   21-26        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-11)  27-32 (-22)  78-83        18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  8 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     SW 21        
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-182030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
230 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2011

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-10)  48-53 (+3)   22-27        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-5)   23-28 (-22)  89-94        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 12                      SW 16        
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-182030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
230 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2011

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-12)  50-55 (+4)   21-26        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  19-24 (-25)  88-93        18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      SW 16        
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   40 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-182030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
230 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2011

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-8)   44-49 (+2)   23-28        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-7)   32-37 (-17)  80-85        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7 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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     SW 22        
DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-182030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
230 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2011

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-7)   46-51 (+2)   25-30        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-8)   29-34 (-17)  79-84        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7 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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     SW 21        
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-182030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
230 PM EST SAT DEC 17 2011 /130 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2011/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-6)   48-53 (+2)   26-31        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-6)   28-33 (-15)  83-88        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  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                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     SW 16        
DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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