438  
FNUS72 KGSP 212137  
FWSGSP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FARMER MTN 3/22/26...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
537 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 EDT ON MARCH 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. RH RECOVERS A BIT TONIGHT,  
THEN DROPS INTO THE 30-40% RANGE BY MID SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT'S  
POSSIBLE GIVEN THE PERSISTENT DRY CONDITIONS TO HAVE RH CLOSER TO  
THE LOW END OF THE RANGE. SW WINDS AND GUSTS INCREASING TO AROUND  
20 TO 22 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON AND REMAINING ELEVATED OVERNIGHT.  
THERE IS ABOUT A 50 PERCENT CHANCE GUSTS COULD REACH 25 MPH LATE  
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. BY THE END OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS,  
WINDS START TO BECOME MORE WSW. CLEAR SKIES DURING THE DAY AND  
INCREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. NO RAINFALL CHANCES DURING THIS  
PERIOD.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5754 MPH-FT).  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................5.  
STABILITY CLASS.....6.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (FT)........14000 INCREASING TO 19000 OVERNIGHT, THEN  
DECREASING TO 12000 OVERNIGHT.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...28.87.  
 
TIME (EDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........18 10 5 3 5 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 66 65 64 62 61  
DEWPOINT........55 55 55 55 55 55  
RH..............64 68 71 72 78 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 12 12 12  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 4 4  
ADI.............5 5 5 5 5 5  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.6 7 6 7 6 6  
CEILING (HFT)...140 190 120 130 120 120  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10  
SFC PRES (IN)...889 888 888 887 887 887  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4603 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (116583 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 93 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (FT)........12000 INCREASING TO 21000 IN THE MORNING, THEN  
DECREASING TO 3500 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...28.82.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 7 5 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 5 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 60 60 62 69 73 77 80 82 83 84 84  
DEWPOINT........55 55 56 56 58 58 58 58 57 55 55 54  
RH..............83 84 87 80 68 59 51 47 42 39 38 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 10 12 14 16 18 20 20 22 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.6 2.2 3.0 3.8 4.4 4.9 5.1 5.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 9 9 13 16 16 17 18 20 21 22  
LVORI...........5 4 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............5 10 10 10 25 46 59 63 72 80 86 93  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.6 5 5 7 20 36 48 65 81 96 106 117  
CEILING (HFT)...120 210 250 250 250 35 45 40 35 35 40 50  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
SFC PRES (IN)...888 889 890 890 891 892 890 889 887 886 884 882  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (99435 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (8631 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................84 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 8 LATE IN  
THE NIGHT.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (FT)........4000 INCREASING TO 10000 EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN DECREASING TO 100 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10 EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...28.81.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........14 14 24 18 15 12 14 17 19 25 32 38  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............83 82 79 76 74 72 70 69 68 67 66 66  
DEWPOINT........54 54 54 53 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 54  
RH..............36 39 42 45 50 54 57 59 60 62 64 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 17 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 1.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 14 13 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 16  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3  
ADI.............84 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 11 11  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.99 23 9 10 10 12 13 16 18 18 18 18  
CEILING (HFT)...40 100 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10  
SFC PRES (IN)...882 882 882 883 884 884 883 882 881 881 881 882  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 10  
TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17838 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (73425 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 82 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (FT)........100.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....MISSING.  
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...28.83.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........37 37 36 43 49 56 48 39 31 24 17 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 65 65 67 70 73 76 78 80 81 82 81  
DEWPOINT........54 55 55 56 57 57 57 55 53 50 47 44  
RH..............68 70 70 68 63 58 51 45 39 34 29 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 17 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.2 1.9 2.7 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 18 20 21 20 16 14 13 12 10  
LVORI...........3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............11 23 24 43 60 53 70 82 74 66 44 41  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.18 18 19 35 53 72 73 69 63 56 51 48  
CEILING (HFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0  
VISIBILITY (SM).  
SFC PRES (IN)...883 884 885 886 887 888 888 887 887 887 887 887  
 

 
FORECASTER...ARK  
REQUESTED BY...AMY MCCLAVE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607022.0/GSP  
.DELDT 03/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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