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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
309 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

.DISCUSSION...
RAINFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY 
TAPER OFF LATER TONIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO OUR 
EAST. DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY...AND PERSIST THROUGH 
THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-022115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
309 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-3)   37-42 (-1)   25-30        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+5)  53-58 (-19)  86-91        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     W 13         
DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-022115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
309 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-1)   38-43 (-1)   24-29        38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  54-59 (-12)  95-100       43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      W 13         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-022115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
309 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-3)   40-45 (-1)   24-29        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  53-58 (-18)  95-100       30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 27. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 16 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-022115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
309 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-2)   43-48 (-1)   27-32        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  54-59 (-18)  95-100       25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 10                     NW  9        
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 26. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-022115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
309 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-1)   43-48 (-2)   27-32        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  53-58 (-20)  95-100       24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     NW  9        
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               22 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-022115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
309 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-2)   39-44 (-2)   26-31        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  53-58 (-21)  95-100       36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            7 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     W 10         
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE
30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH 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. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-022115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
309 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-4)   40-45 (-1)   26-31        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+7)  53-58 (-20)  91-96        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                                   
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)                 3800                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      W  9         
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-022115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
309 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2013 /209 PM CST TUE JAN 1 2013/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-4)   43-48 (0)    28-33        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+10) 54-59 (-18)  88-93        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  5         LGT/VAR      NW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                
PRECIP END            4 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 12                      NW 10        
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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