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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
237 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE 
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE THIS WEEKEND AS 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-122045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
237 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-8)   45-50 (+6)   22-27        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-8)   33-38 (-16)  72-77        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  8                     SE  3        
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-122045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
237 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-7)   43-48 (+5)   20-25        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-6)   40-45 (-12)  78-83        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  6                     E  3         
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-122045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
237 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-5)   43-48 (+5)   21-26        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-2)  38-43 (-13)  73-78        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  6                      NE  3        
DISPERSION                         1 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-122045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
237 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-2)   47-52 (+5)   23-28        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-8)   35-40 (-12)  71-76        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  5                     NE  3        
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-122045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
237 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-5)   48-53 (+7)   24-29        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-5)   35-40 (-15)  69-74        25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  3                      NE  3        
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               10 POOR      
MAX LVORI                          5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-122045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
237 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-9)   46-51 (+5)   21-26        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-5)   35-40 (-13)  77-82        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  9                     E  3         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-122045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
237 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-6)   47-52 (+6)   23-28        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-3)   33-38 (-14)  72-77        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 12                     E  3         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-122045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
237 PM EST TUE DEC 11 2012 /137 PM CST TUE DEC 11 2012/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-3)   48-53 (+5)   25-30        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-8)   30-35 (-14)  70-75        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  5         NE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 13                     NE  3        
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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