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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
257 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL TRACK THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT 
BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS 
THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR 
ACTIVITY DIFFICULT TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...THE COOLER WEATHER WILL 
BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS 
WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-212100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
257 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-13)  30-35 (-18)  16-21        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+18)  49-54 (-17)  84-89        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 17 G30                  W  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 15 G26    W 19 G33     W 16 G30     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.06         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 44                      NW 32        
DISPERSION                         80 GOOD                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-212100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
257 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-12)  29-34 (-18)  14-19        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 46-51 (-16)  82-87        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 22 G41                  NW 11 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 14 G31    W 24 G42     W 21 G41     W  9 G21     
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.06         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 52                      NW 40        
DISPERSION                         68 GOOD                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 25. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 30 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-212100-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
257 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-16)  31-36 (-17)  15-20        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+3)   35-40 (-33)  74-79        15-20        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 19 G39                  NW  6 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 19 G36     W 20 G39     W 16 G35     W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 44                      NW 30        
DISPERSION                         50 GEN GOOD               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-212100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
257 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-18)  36-41 (-14)  18-23        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-2)   29-34 (-40)  66-71        11-16        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 15 G27                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 17 G30     W 15 G30     NW 11 G24    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 36                      NW 26        
DISPERSION                         66 GOOD                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-212100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
257 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-18)  35-40 (-11)  16-21        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (+5)   29-34 (-40)  68-73        10-15        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 15 G27                  NW  8 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 16 G27     NW 17 G31    NW 15 G28    NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 39                     NW 36        
DISPERSION                         70 GOOD                   16 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-212100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
257 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-12)  32-37 (-20)  16-21        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+9)   42-47 (-15)  82-87        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 17 G31                  W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 16 G31    W 19 G35     W 14 G27     W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 43                      NW 24        
DISPERSION                         97 GOOD                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-212100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
257 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-18)  35-40 (-15)  18-23        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+5)   35-40 (-32)  73-78        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 15 G27                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 17 G29     W 17 G31     W 12 G26     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   10 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 39                      NW 21        
DISPERSION                         96 GOOD                   20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. SOUTH 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...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-212100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
257 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /157 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-20)  38-43 (-15)  19-24        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-15)  30-35 (-34)  68-73        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 15 G27                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 17 G30     W 15 G31     NW 11 G25    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            1 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 39                     NW 22        
DISPERSION                         95 GOOD                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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