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

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION FOR 
THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BRINGING DRY WEATHER OVER THE AREA. THE NEXT 
CHANCE OF RAIN WILL ARRIVE ON THURSDAY...WHEN A STRONG COLD FRONT 
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-192030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
235 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-6)   54-59 (+10)  39-44        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-8)   38-43 (-21)  68-73        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     SE 10 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        SW  6        LGT/VAR      S 16 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            90           
PRECIP DURATION                                              8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.46         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      SW 38        
DISPERSION                         42 GEN GOOD               64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN 
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN 
THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-192030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
235 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-6)   53-58 (+9)   37-42        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-17)  34-39 (-17)  68-73        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G19                  S 21 G38     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5 G16    W  6         S  5 G15     SW 17 G37    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            90           
PRECIP DURATION                                              8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.50         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      SW 38        
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS 
AND RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN 
THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...WINDY. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 23. WEST WINDS 5 TO 
30 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST 
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-192030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
235 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-5)   55-60 (+9)   37-42        50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-14)  32-37 (-17)  72-77        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G20                 S 23 G45     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G19    SW  7 G16    S  8 G23     SW 19 G41    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.66         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      SW 40        
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   59 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS 
AND RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 28. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN 
THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 25. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO 
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 
30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-192030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
235 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-9)   59-64 (+8)   38-43        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-7)   31-36 (-13)  75-80        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6                     S 17 G37     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        S  8 G21     SW 17 G32    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.77         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      SW 40        
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   110 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN 
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 
15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-192030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
235 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-12)  60-65 (+8)   36-41        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-4)   31-36 (-10)  77-82        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 11 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        SE  5        SW 14 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.90         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      SW 37        
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   90 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND 
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S 
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-192030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
235 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-9)   56-61 (+8)   39-44        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-3)   38-43 (-14)  70-75        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE 10 G27    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW 16 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            90           
PRECIP DURATION                                              8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 7 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.50         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      SW 37        
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   81 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS 
AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 25. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-192030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
235 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-8)   58-63 (+8)   41-46        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-5)   38-43 (-10)  72-77        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S 14 G29     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SW  6        S  6 G17     SW 17 G32    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.60         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     SW 40        
DISPERSION                         34 FAIR                   139 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-192030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
235 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2012 /135 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-7)   60-65 (+8)   42-47        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+1)   36-41 (-8)   76-81        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     S 15 G28     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         S  8 G19     W 16 G31     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           90           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.58         
LAL                   1            1            1            3            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     SW 40        
DISPERSION                         30 FAIR                   149 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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