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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 SUN DEC 9 2012

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


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-100930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST SUN DEC 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+3)   46-51 (0)    51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-9)   95-100 (+4)  78-83        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G15                  S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G17    S  8 G17     SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           50           100          
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.06         1.06         
LAL                   3            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     SW 35        
DISPERSION            45 GEN GOOD               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW 
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST 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. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-100930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN DEC 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+2)   43-48 (0)    50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-3)   95-100 (+4)  81-86        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    S  8 G19     SW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           100          
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         10 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.04         0.74         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 32        
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
40S 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 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-100930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST SUN DEC 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+2)   45-50 (0)    50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (-6)   95-100 (+3)  73-78        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G17                  SW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G19    S 11 G24     SW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           100          
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.07         1.00         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     SW 35        
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW 
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO 
MID 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. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-100930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN DEC 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+1)   48-53 (0)    53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-11)  95-100 (+2)  70-75        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G16                  S  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     S  8 G19     SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           100          
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.09         1.04         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 21                     SW 35        
DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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. EAST 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. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-100930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST SUN DEC 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+2)   46-51 (0)    52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (-13)  95-100 (+1)  73-78        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G16     S  7         SW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           100          
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.07         0.90         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 18                     SW 35        
DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   4 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             4                         9            

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 UPPER 
40S TO MID 50S. EAST 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. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-100930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST SUN DEC 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+2)   46-51 (-1)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (0)    95-100 (+4)  73-78        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    S  5         SW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           100          
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.07         1.01         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 20                     SW 33        
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
NORTHWEST 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 MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-100930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST SUN DEC 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+2)   50-55 (-1)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-2)   92-97 (-1)   69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G16                  S  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     S  8 G19     W  9         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           70           100          
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.14         1.25         
LAL                   3            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     SW 33        
DISPERSION            56 GEN GOOD               34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS 
IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-100930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST SUN DEC 9 2012 /500 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+2)   51-56 (0)    55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-8)   91-96 (-2)   68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G15                  S  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     S  8 G18     W  9         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           80           100          
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.16         1.26         
LAL                   3            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     SW 31        
DISPERSION            58 GEN GOOD               39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 UPPER 
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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