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

.DISCUSSION...


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-310045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
639 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-9)   29-34 (-3)   19-24        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  55-60 (-19)  80-85        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  6 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G22     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         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 17        
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST 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 LOWER
40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-310045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
639 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-8)   30-35 (-1)   18-23        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+2)  47-52 (-27)  80-85        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G24                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 18 G32    W  5         LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 25                     SW 17        
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-310045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
639 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-9)   34-39 (+3)   19-24        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+5)  31-36 (-41)  77-82        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6 G16                  S  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 14 G27    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      SW 18        
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-310045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
639 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-9)   39-44 (+6)   22-27        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  30-35 (-41)  75-80        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7 G17                  S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G22    N  5         LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   1 PM         
PRECIP END            1 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      SW 17        
DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-310045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
639 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-8)   41-46 (+8)   21-26        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  25-30 (-45)  73-78        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7 G19                  S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G24    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            1 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 24                      SW 17        
DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               5 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-310045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
639 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-9)   31-36 (-3)   20-25        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+5)   51-56 (-19)  80-85        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G22     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     SW 14        
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
EAST 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. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-310045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
639 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-9)   33-38 (0)    22-27        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+2)   45-50 (-25)  75-80        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   1 PM         
PRECIP END            1 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     SW 17        
DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST 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.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-310045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
639 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 /539 PM CST SAT DEC 29 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-9)   37-42 (+4)   23-28        46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+5)  39-44 (-31)  73-78        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    N  5         LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                   1 PM         
PRECIP END            1 AM                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      SW 17        
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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