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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1037 AM EST THU JAN 10 2013

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF 
MEXICO...CREATING PERIODS OF SHOWERS RIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
HEAVIER RAINS MAY OCCUR FROM EARLY TO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. 
EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO RISE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR SEVERAL 
DAYS...WITH RECORD HIGHS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-111645-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1037 AM EST THU JAN 10 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+6)   43-48 (+2)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (-13)  95-100 (+1)  60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        SE  5        S  6 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           40           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.05         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  9                      S 35         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   75 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-111645-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1037 AM EST THU JAN 10 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+7)   43-48 (0)    57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (-13)  90-95 (-5)   64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5 G15                 SE  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G17    SE 10 G21    S  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.05         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      S 31         
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-111645-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1037 AM EST THU JAN 10 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+5)   46-51 (+1)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (0)    89-94 (-4)   62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G20     S 11 G27     S  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           40           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.05         0.10         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      S 36         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-111645-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1037 AM EST THU JAN 10 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+4)   48-53 (+3)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-14)  95-100 (+2)  65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6 G19                  S 11 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G22    SE 13 G26    S  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           50           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.05         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      S 35         
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-111645-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1037 AM EST THU JAN 10 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+4)   47-52 (+3)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-11)  95-100 (+3)  69-74        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  7 G18                  SE  8 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 11 G20    SE 12 G22    S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.11         0.20         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 22                     S 30         
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               64 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 70.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-111645-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1037 AM EST THU JAN 10 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+7)   43-48 (+1)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-10)  94-99 (-2)   60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        SE  5        S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           40           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.05         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      S 29         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               55 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-111645-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1037 AM EST THU JAN 10 2013

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+6)   48-53 (+4)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-10)  92-97 (-2)   62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        SE  5 G15    S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           50           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.07         0.09         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      S 36         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               82 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
70. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S
TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-111645-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1037 AM EST THU JAN 10 2013 /937 AM CST THU JAN 10 2013/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+7)   50-55 (+6)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-18)  95-100 (-2)  65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  5 G15                  S 11 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  9 G18    SE 10 G19    S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.10         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      S 36         
DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   90 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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