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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
236 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL 
STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT PRODUCING WIDESPREAD RAIN. 
THE RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS 
LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270845-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
236 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+1)   32-37 (+7)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-9)   87-92 (+11)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FRZ RAIN     RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.25         0.30         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  8                      SW 36        
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-270845-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
236 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (0)    29-34 (+5)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-14)  93-98 (+19)  63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 12 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  8 G17    SW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SLEET/RAIN   SNOW/RAIN    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.25         0.47         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  9                      SW 38        
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-270845-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
236 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+1)   30-35 (+7)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-9)   95-100 (+30) 68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  5                      S 10 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        S  8 G19     SW 10 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.52         0.40         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  5                     SW 39        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               79 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-270845-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
236 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+2)   31-36 (+8)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-15)  95-100 (+19) 68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6                      S  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        SE  8 G19    SW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          100          
PRECIP DURATION                    5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.67         0.29         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  6                     SW 35        
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               104 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-270845-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
236 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+4)   30-35 (+8)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-22)  95-100 (+10) 65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6                      SE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        SE  8 G17    SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          100          
PRECIP DURATION                    5            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.65         0.37         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  5                     SW 33        
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    135 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI             6                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-270845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
236 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (0)    31-36 (+8)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-14)  95-100 (+12) 67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FRZ RAIN     RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.33         0.31         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  6                     SW 32        
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-270845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
236 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (0)    34-39 (+8)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-6)   95-100 (+22) 71-76        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          100          
PRECIP DURATION                    5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.60         0.24         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     SW 33        
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    86 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-270845-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
236 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011 /136 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+2)   34-39 (+8)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-11)  95-100 (+18) 70-75        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6                      S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  8 G22    SW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          90           
PRECIP DURATION                    8            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.78         0.17         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 10                      SW 32        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               110 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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