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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
255 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION TONIGHT...WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND DEVELOPING THIS 
WEEKEND. A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON SATURDAY WILL BRING A 
FEW SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE 
SATURDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE NORMAL FOR 
EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGING RAIN 
SHOWERS BY TUESDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-142100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
255 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-3)   33-38 (+9)   21-26        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-14)  34-39 (-13)  69-74        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G18                  W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     W  9 G18     LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                                      7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 14        
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-142100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (-2)   32-37 (+9)   20-25        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-18)  34-39 (-12)  70-75        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G22                  W  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G23     W 10 G21     LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                                      7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      NW 18        
DISPERSION                         29 FAIR                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-142100-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
255 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      14-19 (+1)   33-38 (+9)   19-24        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-12)  35-40 (-8)   71-76        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G24                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G23     W 10 G22     W  9 G24     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM                      
PRECIP END                                      7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      NW 15        
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-142100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-2)   38-43 (+8)   21-26        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (-2)   31-36 (-5)   75-80        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6 G16     SW  9 G19    W 10 G22     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         FLURRIES     NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM                      
PRECIP END                                      7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      NW 13        
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN 
THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-142100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      15-20 (-3)   38-43 (+9)   20-25        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-6)   32-37 (-4)   75-80        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G16     SW  9 G17    W 10 G21     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SNOW 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         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW 16        
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-142100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
255 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-4)   35-40 (+8)   21-26        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-8)   33-38 (-11)  69-74        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G19                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G16     SW  9 G19    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     FLURRIES     SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                                 1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                                      7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      NW 12        
DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD               19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-142100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
255 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-3)   37-42 (+8)   22-27        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (0)    33-38 (-7)   72-77        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         SW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         FLURRIES     SNOW 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)                 3400                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      NW 12        
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-142100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
255 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2012 /155 PM CST FRI JAN 13 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-2)   42-47 (+10)  22-27        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (0)    28-33 (-9)   77-82        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         SW  9 G19    W 10 G22     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         FLURRIES     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                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      NW 12        
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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