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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
314 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

.DISCUSSION...
COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE 
SYSTEM TODAY...AND SOME MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA COULD SEE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TODAY AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA WILL BRING
A RETURN OF DRIER WEATHER AND SUNNY SKIES ON SUNDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-300915-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
314 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-9)   19-24 (-11)  30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (+24)  95-100 (0)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G19                 W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G21     W 11 G21     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.07         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      NW 20        
DISPERSION            53 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 25. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS NEAR 30.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-300915-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
314 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-9)   18-23 (-11)  31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+25)  92-97 (-3)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G21                  NW  8 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 15 G28    NW 14 G28    W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.09         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 31                      NW 28        
DISPERSION            45 GEN GOOD               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-300915-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
314 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (-7)   18-23 (-13)  35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+27)  90-95 (-3)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G17                  N  6 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  9 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.07         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      N 20         
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 25. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-300915-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
314 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-7)   19-24 (-14)  41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+17)  83-88 (-6)   23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G16                  N  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  9 G19    N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      N 20         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 26. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-300915-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
314 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-8)   19-24 (-14)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (+17)  85-90 (-8)   17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7                      N  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G19    NW 10 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      N 23         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   26 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST 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. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-300915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
314 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-8)   20-25 (-12)  32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (+18)  86-91 (-7)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G21     W 11 G19     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            59 GEN GOOD               24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 25. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-300915-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
314 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-8)   21-26 (-11)  35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      65-70 (+18)  86-91 (-5)   42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G16    NW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 AM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      N 12         
DISPERSION            56 GEN GOOD               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-300915-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
314 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 /214 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-7)   21-26 (-11)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+16)  84-89 (-3)   33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G17                  N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  9 G18    N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           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)    3900                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     N 15         
DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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