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FWFMRX

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
315 PM EST THU DEC 13 2012

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY SKIES AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY...AS 
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. THE NEXT 
CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL ARRIVE THIS WEEKEND...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-142115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
315 PM EST THU DEC 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+2)   53-58 (+4)   31-36        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+4)   27-32 (-1)   73-78        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9 G17     
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)                 3700                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  6                     SW 18        
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-142115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST THU DEC 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+2)   50-55 (+3)   31-36        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-4)   28-33 (-2)   76-81        29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7         
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W  6                      SW 15        
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-142115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
315 PM EST THU DEC 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+2)   50-55 (+3)   32-37        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-6)   27-32 (-1)   74-79        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  8 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 10 G21     
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  5                     SW 21        
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-142115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST THU DEC 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+1)   54-59 (+3)   33-38        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+9)   25-30 (-3)   82-87        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  9 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 10 G21     
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  5                     S 24         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-142115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST THU DEC 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (0)    54-59 (+2)   32-37        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+2)   24-29 (-2)   85-90        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9 G19     
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  5                     SW 21        
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    33 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-142115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
315 PM EST THU DEC 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+2)   53-58 (+4)   30-35        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+7)   30-35 (-2)   86-91        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  5                     SW 15        
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-142115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
315 PM EST THU DEC 13 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+2)   54-59 (+4)   34-39        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+10)  29-34 (-1)   83-88        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S 11 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  5                     SW 28        
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-142115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
315 PM EST THU DEC 13 2012 /215 PM CST THU DEC 13 2012/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+2)   55-60 (+4)   36-41        57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+21) 31-36 (+3)   86-91        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  5                      SW 29        
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

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