682  
FNUS72 KGSP 120843  
FWSGSP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
443 AM EDT SUN APR 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 12.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND MONDAY WITH MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 30-35% EACH AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL  
BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5-10 MPH.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (13465 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (124178 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (127516  
MPH-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 138 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (FT)........23400.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....9.  
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...27.3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 9 11 14 16 16 16 22 28 31 33 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 56 57 60 68 73 76 77 78 79 78 77  
DEWPOINT........45 45 45 46 47 47 47 47 46 46 45 46  
RH..............68 65 64 58 48 40 36 34 32 32 31 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 10 10 12 14 15 15 15 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 3.2 6.0 7.7 8.5 9.1 8.5 8.6 8.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 13 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 16  
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............5 17 19 27 62 110 129 138 134 129 129 138  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.13 13 15 21 49 90 124 137 136 128 128 136  
CEILING (HFT)...249 249 249 249 249 248 248 249 247 246 234 236  
VISIBILITY (SM).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SFC PRES (IN)...733 734 735 736 737 737 737 736 735 733 731 730  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (119460 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO FAIR (18068 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................126 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 6 LATE  
IN THE NIGHT.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (FT)........20800.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....9.  
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...27.3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........17 24 23 34 46 56 53 39 31 40 48 57  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............76 73 69 67 65 64 64 63 62 61 60 59  
DEWPOINT........45 45 46 46 45 45 45 44 44 44 45 45  
RH..............33 38 43 47 48 50 50 51 52 54 57 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.4 4.3 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 13 13 13 15 16 16 17 17 17 17  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............126 8 6 6 8 10 11 7 8 8 12 12  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.119 74 21 18 18 21 23 23 25 25 26 25  
CEILING (HFT)...249 238 249 245 245 242 241 241 240 229 219 208  
VISIBILITY (SM).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SFC PRES (IN)...731 732 733 733 733 733 732 732 731 730 730 730  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (21751 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (93680 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................12 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 102 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (FT)........19900 INCREASING TO 30000 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....9 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...27.27.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........60 55 57 51 57 63 64 66 67 65 64 62  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 58 60 62 67 72 75 76 77 77 77 76  
DEWPOINT........46 46 46 47 48 49 49 48 48 47 47 47  
RH..............60 62 62 56 50 45 41 37 36 35 35 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 2.3 3.5 4.8 5.5 6.1 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 16 16 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 12  
LVORI...........2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............12 29 28 46 74 96 101 102 101 92 91 81  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.24 22 22 37 61 83 89 92 94 84 83 74  
CEILING (HFT)...205 202 199 199 199 300 300 300 300 300 300 300  
VISIBILITY (SM).9 9 9  
SFC PRES (IN)...731 732 733 734 735 735 734 733 731 729 728 727  
 
 
FORECASTER...CAC  
REQUESTED BY...APPALACHIAN RANGER DISTRICT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610095.0/GSP  
.DELDT 04/12/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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