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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1026 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR MASS WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT...WITH A WARMING TREND DEVELOPING BY 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IN FACT...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE NORMAL 
BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS 
EXPECTED ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-050430-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1026 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      9-14 (-5)    35-40 (+13)  21-26        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-1)   23-28 (-20)  82-87        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G18                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5 G15    SW 11 G18    SW  8 G18    SW  8        
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)                 3400                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      W 22         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-050430-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1026 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (-1)   35-40 (+15)  20-25        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-7)   19-24 (-23)  81-86        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5 G15                 W  8 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G25    W 10 G20     W 13 G27     W  8 G17     
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)                 3200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      NW 26        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-050430-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1026 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      10-15 (+2)   38-43 (+16)  20-25        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-7)   16-21 (-18)  81-86        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G20                 W  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 12 G26    SW 14 G30    W  6         
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)                 3500                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      NW 21        
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-050430-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1026 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      13-18 (0)    43-48 (+16)  22-27        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+2)   15-20 (-12)  82-87        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G18    SW  9 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                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 17        
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-050430-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1026 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      12-17 (-1)   43-48 (+16)  20-25        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-1)   15-20 (-9)   78-83        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G15    W  6         NW  5        
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)                 3500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 20        
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          2                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-050430-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1026 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      11-16 (-5)   38-43 (+13)  22-27        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+8)   20-25 (-17)  82-87        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5 G15                 SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 10 G18    SW  8 G16    SW  7        
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)                 2700                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      W 18         
DISPERSION                         24 FAIR                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-050430-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1026 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-2)   41-46 (+14)  23-28        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (+5)   20-25 (-11)  81-86        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 11 G19    SW  8 G17    SW  6        
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)                 2800                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     W 18         
DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-050430-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1026 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 /926 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2012/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-1)   43-48 (+13)  24-29        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (+10)  18-23 (-10)  78-83        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW 10 G18    SW  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                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     NW 17        
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 50. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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