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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
251 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY PRODUCING SUNNY SKIES. A 
WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE FRIDAY 
PRODUCING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES.  ANOTHER 
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR SATURDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-300900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
251 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+8)   30-35 (+6)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-14)  77-82 (+4)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5 G15                 SW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G16    LGT/VAR      SW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     SW 33        
DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               75 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. COLDER. LOWS AROUND
16. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-300900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
251 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+10)  29-34 (+7)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-21)  75-80 (-6)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    
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)    5300                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      SW 26        
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. COLDER. LOWS AROUND
16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-300900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
251 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+7)   28-33 (+5)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-28)  79-84 (+3)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     SW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        SW  6        SW 11 G23    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    
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                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      SW 30        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE
20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. COLDER. LOWS AROUND
16. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-300900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
251 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+4)   30-35 (+6)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-16)  80-85 (-7)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    
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)    4300                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     SW 29        
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   68 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-300900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
251 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+4)   30-35 (+7)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-17)  77-82 (-7)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      SW 26        
DISPERSION            37 FAIR                   81 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-300900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
251 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+8)   29-34 (+5)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-13)  79-84 (+3)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    
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                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     SW 31        
DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-300900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
251 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+7)   32-37 (+6)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-9)   78-83 (-2)   51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     S  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        LGT/VAR      SW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    
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)    3800                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 32        
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   89 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. LOWS IN THE
30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-300900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
251 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 /151 AM CST THU DEC 29 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+6)   33-38 (+6)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-9)   82-87 (-2)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        LGT/VAR      SW 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    
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)    3700                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     SW 30        
DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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