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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
356 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

.DISCUSSION...
SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND 
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL DIMINISH BY MORNING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 
TRACKS AWAY FROM THE AREA. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO 
RELAX AS THE SKY BEGINS TO CLEAR OUT SOMEWHAT OVER THE COURSE OF THE 
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE THANKS TO A PREVAILING 
NORTHERLY FLOW AS HIGHS WILL ONLY CLIMB INTO THE MID 30S TO MID 40S 
IN MOST SPOTS.  


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-281000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
356 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-6)   23-28 (-2)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-2)   89-94 (-7)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     SW 13        
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS
17 TO 25. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-281000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
356 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-5)   22-27 (-2)   43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (-8)   84-89 (-10)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G23                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G21    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 29                     SW 14        
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS
18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 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. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-281000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
356 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-5)   22-27 (-3)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-22)  85-90 (-9)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      1 PM         
PRECIP END            11 AM                     CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     SW 15        
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. LOWS
16 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-281000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
356 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-3)   23-28 (-4)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-30)  83-88 (-14)  34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      SW 13        
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 18 TO 27. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-281000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
356 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-1)   22-27 (-6)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-39)  82-87 (-14)  32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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)    4000                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     SW 13        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   10 POOR      
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 26. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN OR SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-281000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
356 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-4)   23-28 (-3)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-5)   88-93 (-3)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     SW 10        
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER.
LOWS 19 TO 26. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. 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 SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-281000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
356 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-4)   24-29 (-1)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-15)  86-91 (-4)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     SW 13        
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-281000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
356 AM EST THU DEC 27 2012 /256 AM CST THU DEC 27 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-3)   24-29 (-1)   46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-25)  85-90 (-8)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         RAIN         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      SW 13        
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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