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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1012 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2012

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE 
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY 
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TONIGHT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-051615-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1012 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-3)   45-50 (0)    55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (0)    87-92 (+3)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G18                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G18    SW  7        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.24         0.02         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     N 14         
DISPERSION            57 GEN GOOD               19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-051615-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1012 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-4)   46-51 (+3)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (0)    82-87 (-2)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW  5        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          40           
PRECIP DURATION                    4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.16         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     N 13         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-051615-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1012 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-4)   46-51 (+2)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+4)   85-90 (0)    49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    SW  9 G19    NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            4            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.22         0.09         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     N  8         
DISPERSION            48 GEN GOOD               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-051615-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1012 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-3)   48-53 (+4)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+3)   85-90 (+2)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    SW  6        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           90           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            4            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.22         0.12         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     N  8         
DISPERSION            58 GEN GOOD               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-051615-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1012 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-3)   47-52 (+5)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+3)   85-90 (-1)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    SW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            4            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.19         0.12         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     NW  8        
DISPERSION            58 GEN GOOD               9 POOR       
MAX LVORI             4                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-051615-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1012 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-4)   48-53 (+3)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+3)   81-86 (-3)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G18    SW  5        NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.23         0.05         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 17                     N 10         
DISPERSION            56 GEN GOOD               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-051615-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1012 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-4)   48-53 (+1)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+4)   88-93 (+3)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G20    SW  6        NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           80           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.29         0.04         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     NE 13        
DISPERSION            70 GOOD                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-051615-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1012 AM EST TUE DEC 4 2012 /912 AM CST TUE DEC 4 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-4)   50-55 (+2)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+3)   81-86 (-3)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    SW  6        NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            6            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.28         0.10         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     NE 12        
DISPERSION            62 GOOD                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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