181  
FNUS72 KGSP 161759  
FWSGSP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TALLULAH GORGE RESCUE...GEMA/HS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
159 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 EDT ON AUGUST 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN  
GEORGIA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON, BUT OTHERWISE, HOT AND HUMID  
CONDITIONS UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAT INDEX  
WILL BE AROUND 97 TO 100 DEGREES, THEN SLOWLY FALL THIS EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS.  
CEILING (FT)........5000.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....9.  
 
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........37 35 33 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 0 0  
TEMP............90 92 91 90  
RH..............56 52 54 54  
APARNT TMP (F)..98 100 98 97  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.2 3 3 3  
SURFACE WND GST.7 7 8 8  
CEILING (HFT)...50 53 55 55  
VISIBILITY (SM).9 9 9 9  
 

 
FORECASTER...ARK  
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN JONES  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2619797.0/GSP  
.DELDT 08/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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