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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
241 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013

.DISCUSSION...
THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TO 
CONTINUE...AND FOR TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW
SEASONAL NORMALS AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND 
AS A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-042045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
241 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       CLEAR        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-6)   37-42 (-1)   20-25        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-3)   37-42 (-13)  78-83        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      W 10         
DISPERSION                         70 GOOD                   17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-042045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       CLEAR        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-8)   37-42 (0)    18-23        40-45        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-12)  34-39 (-13)  77-82        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  8 G16     NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         63 GOOD                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-042045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
241 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-9)   38-43 (-1)   19-24        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-6)   31-36 (-21)  77-82        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         27 FAIR                   7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-042045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-9)   44-49 (+2)   21-26        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+3)   27-32 (-26)  75-80        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     W  9         
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-042045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
241 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-10)  45-50 (+2)   21-26        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  26-31 (-34)  72-77        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     W 12         
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   13 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-042045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
241 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       CLEAR        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-8)   40-45 (-1)   19-24        42-47        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-3)   34-39 (-16)  80-85        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      W  8         
DISPERSION                         54 GEN GOOD               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-042045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
241 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-7)   41-46 (-1)   21-26        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-3)   32-37 (-12)  77-82        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      W  7         
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-042045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
241 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013 /141 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-7)   44-49 (+2)   22-27        44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-4)   29-34 (-13)  75-80        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 1 PM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     W  8         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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