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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
516 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH TODAY...AS HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDS BRIEFLY ACROSS THE REGION. DRY WEATHER RETURNS ALONG 
WITH A WARMING TREND THIS WEEKEND. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL 
APPROACH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING INCREASING 
RAIN CHANCES INTO MONDAY. 

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-231130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
516 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+5)   18-23 (0)    45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-36)  74-79 (-4)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G16                  SW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G17     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 28                     W 29         
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               83 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-231130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
516 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+6)   19-24 (+4)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-33)  67-72 (-8)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G24                  W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G22     W  5 G15     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 33                     W 29         
DISPERSION            54 GEN GOOD               80 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-231130-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
516 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+7)   22-27 (+7)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      12-17 (-33)  64-69 (-3)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     SW  7 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      SW  8 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 24                     W 28         
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   63 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-231130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
516 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+8)   23-28 (+5)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      12-17 (-22)  73-78 (+9)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      SW  5 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     W 24         
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   63 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-231130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
516 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+9)   22-27 (+5)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      9-14 (-26)   72-77 (+6)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 29                     W 23         
DISPERSION            45 GEN GOOD               63 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             3                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-231130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
516 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+5)   18-23 (-1)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-29)  78-83 (+5)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     W 25         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   79 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS NEAR 50. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-231130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
516 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+4)   22-27 (+3)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-16)  74-79 (+1)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     SW 26        
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   73 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-231130-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
516 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012 /416 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+4)   24-29 (+4)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-13)  80-85 (+13)  38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 AM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2600                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     SW 26        
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   65 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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