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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1141 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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-091745-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1141 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)      60-65 (0)    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...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 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH 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...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 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 LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-091745-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1141 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)      55-60 (+1)   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 (%)     20           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                   2            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 40S TO
MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...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 SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 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 LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-091745-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1141 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)      59-64 (+3)   95-100 (+4)  61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G18    SW  5        SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           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                   2            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 40S TO
MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...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 SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-091745-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1141 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+1)   46-51 (0)    63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+3)   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                   2            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 LOWER TO MID
30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 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 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-091745-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1141 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-1)   44-49 (0)    63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+3)   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 (%)     20           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                   2            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 LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
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 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-091745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1141 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+2)   44-49 (0)    63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (0)    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 LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 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 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-091745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1141 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)      58-63 (+2)   95-100 (+3)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 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
LOWER 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 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>101-091745-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1141 AM EST SAT DEC 8 2012 /1041 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 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
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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