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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
402 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO 
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS...AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN AROUND THIS LOW. 
MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE AT LEAST SNOW FLURRIES...WITH MEASURABLE 
SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-272215-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
402 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-11)  33-38 (-5)   22-27        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  60-65 (-5)   95-100       37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G19     NW  8 G15    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     SW 15        
DISPERSION                         49 GEN GOOD               4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-272215-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
402 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-13)  33-38 (-4)   23-28        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+7)  55-60 (-10)  86-91        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 13 G25                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G27     W 10 G21     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 31                     W 14         
DISPERSION                         47 GEN GOOD               2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 18 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN...LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-272215-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
402 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-15)  36-41 (-4)   24-29        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 44-49 (-22)  83-88        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G32     NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 20                     SW 12        
DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 15 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN...LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-272215-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
402 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-16)  41-46 (-2)   24-29        51-56        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  38-43 (-30)  87-92        26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G24     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   4 PM         
PRECIP END            7 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      SW 10        
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN...LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-272215-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
402 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-15)  42-47 (-1)   23-28        53-58        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  33-38 (-38)  90-95        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       4                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   4 PM         
PRECIP END            7 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 24                     SW 12        
DISPERSION                         47 GEN GOOD               2 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-272215-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
402 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-12)  36-41 (-3)   22-27        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  54-59 (-7)   92-97        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 18                     SW 12        
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-272215-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
402 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-16)  37-42 (-4)   24-29        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  50-55 (-15)  88-93        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G22     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     SW  9        
DISPERSION                         29 FAIR                   10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY OR CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-272215-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
402 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 /302 PM CST WED DEC 26 2012/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-17)  40-45 (-2)   25-30        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  45-50 (-25)  88-93        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G24     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   4 PM         
PRECIP END            7 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     SW  9        
DISPERSION                         29 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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