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

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION THIS EVENING...AND SPREAD RAINFALL ACROSS THE 
AREA OVERNIGHT...AND TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF 
TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH DRY CONDITIONS RETURNING ON WEDNESDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-012115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
308 PM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+13)  37-42 (-4)   26-31        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+24) 71-76 (+31)  95-100       54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            7            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.36         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     NW  5        
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-012115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
308 PM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (+9)   37-42 (-5)   27-32        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+30)  68-73 (+33)  95-100       52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  8 G16     W  7 G16     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 AM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.37         0.09         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      NW  6        
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-012115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
308 PM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (+10)  39-44 (-2)   28-33        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+26)  66-71 (+27)  95-100       38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        W  8 G15     W  7 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SNOW/RAIN    SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 AM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.46         0.08         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      N  5         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-012115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
308 PM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+13)  42-47 (-6)   30-35        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+15)  67-72 (+33)  95-100       34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          70           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.50         0.10         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      N  6         
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S
TO UPPER 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-012115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
308 PM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+13)  42-47 (-7)   30-35        49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+13)  66-71 (+33)  95-100       32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       3            8            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 AM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.49         0.13         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      NE  5        
DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               11 POOR      
MAX LVORI                          6                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-012115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
308 PM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+12)  39-44 (-5)   29-34        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+18)  69-74 (+31)  95-100       55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            7            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.38         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     N  5         
DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 30. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-012115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
308 PM EST MON DEC 31 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+14)  41-46 (-2)   28-33        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+13)  71-76 (+28)  95-100       54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            7            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.43         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     N  7         
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-012115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
308 PM EST MON DEC 31 2012 /208 PM CST MON DEC 31 2012/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+13)  43-48 (-3)   30-35        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+12)  67-72 (+26)  95-100       47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            8            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.48         0.06         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      N  8         
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. 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
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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