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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
258 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST 
TODAY...SPREADING RAIN ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
TONIGHT. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM...AND 
SOME MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COULD SEE 
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-290900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
258 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+11)  32-37 (+8)   36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-29)  93-98 (+7)   68-73        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      W 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            100          60           
PRECIP DURATION                    5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.39         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     W 23         
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 19 TO 26.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 26. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-290900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
258 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+11)  30-35 (+8)   34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-26)  95-100 (+10) 67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 11 G24    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            4            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.39         0.14         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     W 28         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 18 TO 25.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-290900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
258 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+7)   31-36 (+8)   37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-10)  92-97 (+12)  57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         NW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            6            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.54         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     W 23         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 16 TO 25.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 24. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-290900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
258 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+5)   33-38 (+8)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-5)   91-96 (+14)  51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          30           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.57         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     W 21         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER TO MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 24. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-290900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
258 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+5)   32-37 (+7)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-2)   94-99 (+17)  51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        NW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.62         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     W 23         
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               49 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 23. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-290900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
258 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+11)  33-38 (+10)  38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-23)  92-97 (+2)   61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.44         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     W 23         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-290900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
258 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+8)   33-38 (+9)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (-13)  90-95 (+7)   56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.50         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     W 20         
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-290900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
258 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 /158 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+6)   34-39 (+9)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-7)   87-92 (+6)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.53         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     NW 21        
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               59 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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