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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1058 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

...UPDATED TO INCREASE WINDS NORTHERN SECTIONS FOR THE REST OF TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY...AND WILL CONTROL 
OUR WEATHER THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH 
THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY.  

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-191700-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1058 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-9)   30-35 (-6)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-31)  85-90 (-9)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            10 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      SW 20        
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-191700-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1058 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-8)   30-35 (-5)   54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-36)  79-84 (-15)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 11 G25                  W  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G24     LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            10 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 28                     W 21         
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
AND SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 30 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
30 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-191700-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1058 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-6)   30-35 (-6)   55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-43)  80-85 (-10)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G18                  SW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     SW  5        SW  7 G15    
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                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     SW 18        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...WINDY. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 30 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 28. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-191700-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1058 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-5)   29-34 (-10)  59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-44)  82-87 (-11)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      S  6         
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                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     SW 14        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-191700-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1058 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-4)   27-32 (-13)  59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-49)  82-87 (-10)  33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G15     LGT/VAR      S  6         
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                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     SW 13        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   12 POOR      
MAX LVORI             5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-191700-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1058 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-8)   28-33 (-9)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-33)  86-91 (-6)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     LGT/VAR      SW  5        
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)    3700                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      SW 17        
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-191700-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1058 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (-7)   31-36 (-8)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-33)  82-87 (-7)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      S  6         
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                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      SW 17        
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-191700-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1058 AM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 /958 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-7)   32-37 (-7)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-37)  83-88 (-6)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      S  6         
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                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      SW 16        
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 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. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

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