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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
322 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AS A COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF TO OUR EAST. HOWEVER...A FEW MORE CLOUDS WILL BUILD 
IN ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE NORTH 
CAROLINA BORDER...AND THERE MAY BE A FEW FLURRIES IN THESE HIGHER 
TERRAIN AREAS AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL 
BRING UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR TO THE REGION TONIGHT. EXPECT MORNING 
LOW TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THE 20S AND LOWER 30S ACROSS MUCH OF THE 
AREA...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS ON SATURDAY ONLY REACHING THE 30S AND 
40S. COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
SUNDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS BY 
MONDAY. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-242130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
322 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-13)  35-40 (-19)  19-24        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (0)    37-42 (-9)   73-78        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G16                 S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G15    NW  8 G15    LGT/VAR      SW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W 18         
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-242130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
322 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-9)   34-39 (-20)  18-23        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+1)   36-41 (-12)  78-83        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    NW 10 G18    W  5 G15     SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     W 18         
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-242130-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
322 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-10)  37-42 (-17)  19-24        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-2)   25-30 (-19)  75-80        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G22    NW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     W 16         
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-242130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
322 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-9)   42-47 (-17)  21-26        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-19)  24-29 (-18)  71-76        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G19    NW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      SW 13        
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-242130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
322 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-8)   40-45 (-20)  21-26        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-24)  24-29 (-16)  71-76        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G19    NW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 23                      W 13         
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 30. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-242130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
322 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-9)   38-43 (-18)  20-25        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-8)   34-39 (-13)  73-78        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         W  8         LGT/VAR      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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     SW 16        
DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-242130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
322 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-12)  39-44 (-17)  22-27        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-11)  31-36 (-13)  70-75        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  5        LGT/VAR      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)                 4200                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     SW 17        
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-242130-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
322 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012 /222 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-15)  42-47 (-16)  23-28        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-17)  27-32 (-13)  68-73        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  7        LGT/VAR      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)                 4200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      SW 15        
DISPERSION                         50 GEN GOOD               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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