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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY 
TONIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN AND 
SPRINKLES TO OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES. DECREASING CLOUDS AND ABOVE 
NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY BEFORE A SECOND FRONT 
MOVES 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. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-312000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
236 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+7)   49-54 (-6)   32-37        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+4)   42-47 (0)    82-87        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8                      SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G18    W  6         LGT/VAR      W 11 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            7 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      W 28         
DISPERSION                         63 GOOD                   95 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 13 TO 18. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-312000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
236 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+6)   49-54 (-6)   30-35        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+10)  37-42 (-4)   84-89        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G19                  W  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G17    W  8 G18     LGT/VAR      W 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            7 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6200                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      W 30         
DISPERSION                         73 GOOD                   82 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 12 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-312000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
236 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+5)   50-55 (-1)   30-35        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+2)   33-38 (-20)  86-91        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G17                  W  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G24    W  6 G15     LGT/VAR      W 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      W 28         
DISPERSION                         46 GEN GOOD               64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-312000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
236 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+6)   54-59 (+1)   32-37        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+10)  31-36 (-29)  87-92        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G18    W  5         LGT/VAR      W 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W 23         
DISPERSION                         47 GEN GOOD               70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 21. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-312000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
236 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+9)   54-59 (+2)   31-36        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+5)   31-36 (-31)  87-92        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G15                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        W  6 G15     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     W 25         
DISPERSION                         61 GOOD                   73 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 21. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-312000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
236 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+8)   52-57 (-4)   32-37        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-1)   40-45 (-6)   86-91        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G15                  SW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G15    W  7 G15     LGT/VAR      W 11 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   7 AM         
PRECIP END            7 AM                                   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      W 26         
DISPERSION                         63 GOOD                   98 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 13 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-312000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
236 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+5)   53-58 (-1)   34-39        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+6)   40-45 (-17)  86-91        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6                      W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    W  5         LGT/VAR      W 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      W 25         
DISPERSION                         52 GEN GOOD               93 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 16 TO 21. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-312000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
236 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2011 /136 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+3)   54-59 (-1)   35-40        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+10)  39-44 (-23)  84-89        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     W 24         
DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               88 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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