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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 MON DEC 10 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION TODAY...BRINGING SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER 
AIR WILL THEN MOVE IN BEHIND THIS FRONT TONIGHT...BRINGING 
TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO NORMAL LEVELS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-110915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST MON DEC 10 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-8)   29-34 (-20)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+2)   95-100 (+3)  49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 10 G21                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 14 G26    NW  8 G20    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.95         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 38                     NW  7        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...A FEW STORMS TODAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP 
TO TWO INCHES IN SOME AREAS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-110915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST MON DEC 10 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-7)   30-35 (-18)  36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      67-72 (+12)  95-100 (-2)  54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G25    NW  9 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.67         0.08         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 37                     NW  8        
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    8 POOR       

REMARKS...A FEW STORMS TODAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP 
TO TWO INCHES IN SOME AREAS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. 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 UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF 
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-110915-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST MON DEC 10 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-7)   30-35 (-17)  37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+8)   92-97 (-4)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 13 G31                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 16 G34    NW  7        NE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.07         0.07         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 39                     N  6         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...A FEW STORMS TODAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP 
TO TWO INCHES IN SOME AREAS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. EAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-110915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST MON DEC 10 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-7)   31-36 (-18)  42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+5)   91-96 (-4)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 13 G26                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 14 G27    NW  7        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.06         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 38                     N  8         
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...A FEW STORMS TODAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP 
TO TWO INCHES IN SOME AREAS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-110915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST MON DEC 10 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-7)   31-36 (-17)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (+6)   91-96 (-6)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 10 G21                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G24    NW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.94         0.08         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 37                     NW  6        
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   9 POOR       
MAX LVORI             5                         4            

REMARKS...A FEW STORMS TODAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP 
TO TWO INCHES IN SOME AREAS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-110915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST MON DEC 10 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-7)   31-36 (-19)  40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (+7)   95-100 (0)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G23    NW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.03         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 36                     NW  6        
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   10 POOR      

REMARKS...A FEW STORMS TODAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP 
TO TWO INCHES IN SOME AREAS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. LIGHT 
WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 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. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-110915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST MON DEC 10 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-8)   30-35 (-22)  41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-1)   87-92 (-7)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 11 G23                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G25     NW  7 G15    N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.98         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 32                     N  7         
DISPERSION            53 GEN GOOD               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...A FEW STORMS TODAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP 
TO TWO INCHES IN SOME AREAS.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-110915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST MON DEC 10 2012 /500 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-8)   30-35 (-22)  42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (-3)   83-88 (-11)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 12 G24                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G25     NW  9 G17    N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.89         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 31                     N 12         
DISPERSION            56 GEN GOOD               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...A FEW STORMS TODAY MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP 
TO TWO INCHES IN SOME AREAS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 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. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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