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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
359 AM EST WED DEC 12 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. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-131000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
359 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+5)   22-27 (-1)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-17)  77-82 (-16)  30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     SE  3        
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-131000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
359 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+4)   20-25 (-3)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-16)  85-90 (-3)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  3                      SE  3        
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-131000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
359 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+5)   21-26 (-1)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-16)  82-87 (-12)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  5                     NE  3        
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-131000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
359 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+5)   23-28 (-2)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-14)  83-88 (-8)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  6                     N  3         
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-131000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
359 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+7)   24-29 (-1)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-18)  89-94 (-7)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  3                     N  3         
DISPERSION            3 VERY POOR               4 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             8                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-131000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
359 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+5)   21-26 (-3)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-14)  86-91 (-6)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  8                     E  3         
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-131000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
359 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+5)   23-28 (0)    50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-15)  80-85 (-11)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 13                     E  3         
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-131000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
359 AM EST WED DEC 12 2012 /259 AM CST WED DEC 12 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+5)   25-30 (0)    51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-14)  77-82 (-6)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 16                     NE  3        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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