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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
343 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  HIGH 
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-180945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
343 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+1)   37-42 (-5)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-14)  95-100 (0)   49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SW  5        SW  6 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     W 21         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MUCH
COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-180945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
343 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+2)   36-41 (-5)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-9)   94-99 (-3)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         W  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           40           20           
PRECIP DURATION       4            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     NW 25        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 30. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-180945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
343 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+2)   35-40 (-6)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-13)  95-100 (-2)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G15                 NW  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G16     W  7         NW  6 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.34         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     NW 20        
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-180945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
343 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+3)   37-42 (-6)   52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-11)  95-100 (0)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 25                     NW 16        
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-180945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
343 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+3)   38-43 (-5)   51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-4)   95-100 (0)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.34         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 26                     NW 21        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   35 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-180945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
343 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+2)   38-43 (-5)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-16)  93-98 (-3)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   3 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     W 18         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-180945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
343 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+2)   38-43 (-7)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      66-71 (-19)  88-93 (-9)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.31         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     W 15         
DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-180945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
343 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012 /243 AM CST MON DEC 17 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+3)   38-43 (-9)   53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-16)  88-93 (-9)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        W  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   3            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     W 13         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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