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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 29 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS NORTH OF THE REGION ON 
FRIDAY...ACCOMPANIED BY A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP THROUGH 
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE IN THE DAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND BREEZY 
CONDITIONS WILL BE IN STORE...AS WELL AS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME 
ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES...MAINLY OVER OUR NORTHERN 
COUNTIES TOMORROW EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN SATURDAY 
BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH ON SUNDAY. 
 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-302045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
245 PM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+9)   52-57 (+6)   33-38        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-17)  44-49 (+8)   87-92        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G20                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW 12 G21    SW  9 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SPRINKLES    SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                                      7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6400                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 30                     W 20         
DISPERSION                         112 VERY GOOD             47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-302045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+11)  50-55 (+5)   32-37        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-16)  39-44 (+5)   87-92        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5 G15                 W  6 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW 10 G18    W 11 G21     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM                      
PRECIP END                                      7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6600                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     W 24         
DISPERSION                         77 GOOD                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-302045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
245 PM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+8)   49-54 (+5)   32-37        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (+1)   45-50 (+16)  87-92        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    SW 14 G26    W 11 G25     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SPRINKLES    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                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6400                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     W 20         
DISPERSION                         79 GOOD                   32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 26. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-302045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+7)   53-58 (+6)   33-38        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+5)   51-56 (+16)  95-100       34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SW 12 G22    SW  8 G19    LGT/VAR      
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                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5900                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     W 15         
DISPERSION                         88 GOOD                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-302045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+9)   53-58 (+5)   33-38        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+3)   50-55 (+18)  89-94        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 11 G19    W  7 G16     LGT/VAR      
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                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6200                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     NW 18        
DISPERSION                         84 GOOD                   44 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-302045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
245 PM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+7)   53-58 (+6)   33-38        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-9)   46-51 (+9)   88-93        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 11 G20    SW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6100                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     W 17         
DISPERSION                         109 VERY GOOD             51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-302045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
245 PM EST THU DEC 29 2011

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+7)   53-58 (+4)   33-38        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-5)   53-58 (+15)  92-97        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW 12 G20    SW  8 G18    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SPRINKLES    SPRINKLES    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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 30                     W 15         
DISPERSION                         115 VERY GOOD             48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-302045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
245 PM EST THU DEC 29 2011 /145 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+7)   54-59 (+3)   33-38        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-1)   56-61 (+17)  95-100       45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW 11 G20    W  8 G16     LGT/VAR      
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     W 14         
DISPERSION                         104 VERY GOOD             45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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