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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
244 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL COVER MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN 
APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE DRY
CONDITIONS TODAY...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 30
PERCENT. RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY...ENDING TUESDAY NIGHT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-010845-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
244 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+8)   31-36 (+14)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-18)  86-91 (+16)  56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.38         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 25         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-010845-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
244 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+9)   31-36 (+12)  39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-11)  82-87 (+19)  49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.39         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      W 30         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-010845-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
244 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+5)   33-38 (+13)  42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+2)   82-87 (+17)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.59         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     W 28         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-010845-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
244 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+7)   34-39 (+14)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-4)   89-94 (+15)  56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.13         0.67         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     W 23         
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-010845-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
244 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+7)   33-38 (+14)  46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (+1)   89-94 (+13)  59-64        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.66         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      2400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     W 24         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             3                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-010845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
244 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+9)   31-36 (+12)  41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-14)  88-93 (+13)  67-72        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            7            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.43         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      2300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      W 21         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-010845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
244 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+6)   33-38 (+14)  42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-7)   86-91 (+8)   66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    3            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.19         0.53         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      2000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     SW 18        
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-010845-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
244 AM EST MON DEC 31 2012 /144 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+6)   35-40 (+14)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-4)   91-96 (+14)  65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            90           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.26         0.65         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      1700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     W 22         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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