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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
400 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING 
A WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE IN THE DAY. 
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN STORE TODAY...
ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND 
SPRINKLES...MAINLY OVER OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES TOMORROW EVENING. A 
SECOND FRONT...CLOSE ON ITS HEELS...WILL MOVE THROUGH ON SUNDAY 
BRINGING ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL USHER 
IN THE COLDEST WEATHER OF THE SEASON DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT 
WEEK. 
 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-311000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+6)   34-39 (+3)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+9)   84-89 (+12)  39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5 G15                  W  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    SW  7        W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SPRINKLES    SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     W 21         
DISPERSION            68 GOOD                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-311000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+5)   33-38 (+1)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+7)   83-88 (+18)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        W  7         W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     W 25         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 14. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-311000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+5)   33-38 (+2)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (+15)  80-85 (+7)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    SW  8 G15    W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SPRINKLES    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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     W 21         
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 16. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-311000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+6)   34-39 (+3)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+16)  83-88 (-1)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8        SW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SPRINKLES    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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            68 GOOD                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S
TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-311000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+5)   34-39 (+4)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+17)  80-85 (-6)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7        W  5         W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SPRINKLES    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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     NW 20        
DISPERSION            57 GEN GOOD               46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST 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 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-311000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+6)   34-39 (+6)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+9)   81-86 (+1)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8        SW  6        SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM                      
PRECIP END                         7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     W 20         
DISPERSION            76 GOOD                   58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-311000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+3)   34-39 (+2)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+15)  84-89 (+4)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G15    SW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SPRINKLES    SPRINKLES    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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 32                     W 16         
DISPERSION            96 GOOD                   52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-311000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
400 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011 /300 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+3)   33-38 (0)    54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+18)  90-95 (+5)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8        SW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SPRINKLES    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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 31                     W 15         
DISPERSION            98 GOOD                   49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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