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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 SAT DEC 8 2012

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. A STRONG COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY...BRINGING A BETTER COVERAGE OF 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES ARE THEN EXPECTED TO COOL 
DOWN TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-090930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+2)   43-48 (0)    61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-4)   95-100 (+3)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G16                 S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    SW  5        S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.13         0.06         
LAL                   3            1            4            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     SW 17        
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE 
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN 
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-090930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+1)   42-47 (0)    59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+3)   95-100 (+4)  62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G16     LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.06         0.04         
LAL                   3            1            4            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      SW 12        
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS 
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW 
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 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 AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-090930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+1)   41-46 (0)    59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (+2)   95-100 (+4)  61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    SW  5        SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           40           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.05         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S 
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. MUCH COLDER. 
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW 
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S 
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO 
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-090930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (0)    46-51 (0)    63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+1)   95-100 (+4)  60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G15                  S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G15    S  5         S  8         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.04         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS 
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. 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. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-090930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-2)   44-49 (0)    63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+1)   95-100 (+3)  60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.07         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 13        
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               19 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS 
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. 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. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-090930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+2)   44-49 (0)    63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+1)   95-100 (+4)  56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           50           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.09         0.04         
LAL                   3            1            4            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     SW 13        
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 
TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE 
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-090930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+3)   47-52 (0)    64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (+3)   95-100 (+3)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G16                 S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    SW  5        S  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           50           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.10         0.04         
LAL                   3            1            4            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     SW 18        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-090930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012 /500 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+3)   48-53 (0)    66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+1)   95-100 (+4)  58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7                      S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         S  6         S  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           40           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.05         0.02         
LAL                   3            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     SW 18        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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