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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
244 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION OVERNIGHT...AND TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY ON 
WEDNESDAY. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 
FEET...CAN EXPECT A LITTLE SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...LITTLE OR 
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...AND THE SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO A 
WINTRY MIX...THEN BACK TO LIGHT RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. DRY 
CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-072045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
244 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+5)   44-49 (-3)   28-33        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+8)   64-69 (+13)  94-99        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  6         LGT/VAR      NW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          10 PM        CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.07         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  8                      N 20         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
244 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+4)   41-46 (-4)   27-32        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+7)   67-72 (+12)  95-100       43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  7 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  6        LGT/VAR      NW  9 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          10 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.10         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     N 22         
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-072045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
244 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+3)   42-47 (-3)   28-33        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  69-74 (+12)  95-100       40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          10 PM        CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.12         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     N 20         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-072045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
244 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+2)   46-51 (-3)   31-36        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+12) 70-75 (+11)  90-95        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.12         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     N 21         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-072045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
244 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+2)   44-49 (-4)   31-36        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 76-81 (+18)  92-97        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        LGT/VAR      N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.13         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     N 23         
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    47 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          7                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-072045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
244 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+6)   47-52 (-3)   29-34        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+7)   62-67 (+11)  92-97        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          10 PM        CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.08         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     N 14         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-072045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
244 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+5)   48-53 (-2)   31-36        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 63-68 (+8)   88-93        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.09         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  6                      N 15         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 30. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-072045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
244 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2012 /144 PM CST TUE NOV 6 2012/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+2)   49-54 (-1)   32-37        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+12) 62-67 (-1)   83-88        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.07         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  8                     N 16         
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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