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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
315 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK PRODUCING DRY 
CONDITIONS AND NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-290915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
315 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-8)   23-28 (-3)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-6)   87-92 (+10)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G18                  SW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     LGT/VAR      SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     SW 23        
DISPERSION            48 GEN GOOD               34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-290915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-8)   20-25 (-4)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+5)   84-89 (+6)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G25                  SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G20     W  5         SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 28                     W 20         
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES AND CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. LOWS AROUND
20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-290915-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
315 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-7)   21-26 (-4)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-3)   88-93 (+10)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G18                  SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     W 17         
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES AND CHANCE OF
SPRINKLES. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. LOWS IN THE LOWER
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-290915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-4)   24-29 (-3)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-23)  95-100 (+18) 47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     W 14         
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-290915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
315 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-5)   24-29 (-2)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-25)  87-92 (+12)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G15                 SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     W 13         
DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               23 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-290915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
315 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-7)   21-26 (-5)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-13)  89-94 (+10)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G15                  SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-290915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
315 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-2)   23-28 (-4)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-30)  95-100 (+13) 45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     SW 18        
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-290915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
315 AM EST WED DEC 28 2011 /215 AM CST WED DEC 28 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-3)   25-30 (-3)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-25)  95-100 (+19) 47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     SW 16        
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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