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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
350 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013

.DISCUSSION...
A COLDER LOW LEVEL AIRMASS WILL GRADUALLY SPILL ACROSS THE HIGHER 
TERRAIN OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU TODAY AS A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE 
EXITS OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST. CLOUDS WILL BE A LITTLE SLOW TO CLEAR 
INITIALLY BUT SUNSHINE WILL BREAK OUT AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. DRY 
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AS HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-031000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
350 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (-3)   23-28 (-4)   40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-18)  91-96 (-6)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W 13         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-031000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
350 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-3)   25-30 (-3)   38-43        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-10)  95-100 (+1)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W 14         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-031000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
350 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-3)   25-30 (-3)   39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-17)  95-100 (+2)  37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W 10         
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               15 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR 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 UPPER
30S 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. 

$$

TNZ087-102-031000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
350 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-3)   28-33 (-3)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-20)  95-100 (0)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-031000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
350 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-4)   28-33 (-4)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-20)  95-100 (+3)  32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-031000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
350 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-4)   25-30 (-4)   41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-21)  95-100 (+1)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  7                     W 10         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-031000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
350 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-3)   25-30 (-4)   42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-21)  95-100 (-2)  35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  8                      NW  9        
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-031000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
350 AM EST WED JAN 2 2013 /250 AM CST WED JAN 2 2013/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-2)   27-32 (-4)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-23)  92-97 (-5)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  9                      NW 12        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   31 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 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
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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