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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE 
FROM TIME TO TIME. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE 
REGION ON MONDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND SCATTERED 
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES ARE THEN EXPECTED TO COOL BACK DOWN TO 
NEAR NORMAL LEVELS FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-080945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+8)   41-46 (+1)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+9)   95-100 (+3)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        S  5         SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 23        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS...COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-080945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+6)   39-44 (+2)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+11)  95-100 (+3)  58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        S  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     W 17         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS...COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN 
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-080945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+3)   40-45 (+2)   56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+4)   95-100 (+3)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G16                  SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    S  7 G16     SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     SW 18        
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS...COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW 
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S 
TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-080945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-1)   42-47 (+2)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+9)   95-100 (+1)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  6         SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS...COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-080945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-3)   42-47 (+2)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+10)  95-100 (0)   62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      SW 15        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             4                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS...COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN 
THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-080945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+7)   40-45 (+2)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+8)   95-100 (+5)  58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     SW 21        
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS...COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 
AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-080945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+7)   42-47 (+1)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+4)   95-100 (+5)  61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    S  6 G15     SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 22        
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS...COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN 
THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-080945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST FRI DEC 7 2012 /500 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+1)   44-49 (+2)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+8)   95-100 (+10) 60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  7 G15     S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.12         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 18                      SW 21        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS...COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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