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

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION OVERNIGHT AND WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN. COLDER 
TEMPERATURES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM ON SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON...AND SOME MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA COULD SEE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-300400-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
945 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+6)   37-42 (-5)   20-25        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 64-69 (+19)  82-87        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G19                  NW  8 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 12 G21     NW 10 G17    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.51         0.10         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      NW 17        
DISPERSION                         55 GEN GOOD               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-300400-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
945 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (+7)   36-41 (-5)   19-24        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 64-69 (+18)  81-86        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  8 G21                  NW 10 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 14 G25     NW 13 G24    NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            4            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.52         0.09         0.03         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 29                      NW 22        
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-300400-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
945 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+7)   37-42 (-4)   19-24        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+16) 58-63 (+14)  79-84        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6                      NW  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 10 G19     NW 12 G23    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.65         0.05         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      NW 16        
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 26. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 18.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-300400-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
945 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+8)   40-45 (-4)   20-25        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+15)  52-57 (+9)   76-81        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  9 G17    NW  9 G17    N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.68         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     N 17         
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 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 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 19.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO
MID 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-300400-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
945 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+7)   41-46 (-5)   20-25        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+19) 52-57 (+13)  77-82        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 10        NW  9 G16    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.76         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 21                     N 18         
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   29 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 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 40S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-300400-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
945 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+8)   39-44 (-5)   21-26        34-39        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  61-66 (+14)  79-84        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G18                  W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 12 G21     W 11 G19     W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.56         0.08         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 24                      NW 14        
DISPERSION                         60 GEN GOOD               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-300400-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
945 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+8)   39-44 (-5)   21-26        36-41        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+10)  56-61 (+9)   76-81        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  9 G17     NW  9 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.59         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      NW 13        
DISPERSION                         49 GEN GOOD               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-300400-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
945 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 /845 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+8)   40-45 (-4)   21-26        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+9)   52-57 (+4)   74-79        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G18                 N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 11 G20    NW  9 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     N 15         
DISPERSION                         61 GOOD                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING EAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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