400  
FNUS72 KGSP 130845  
FWSGSP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD SPRINGS FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
445 AM EDT MON APR 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 30-35% THIS AFTERNOON AND 40-45%  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY OUT OF THE WEST AT 5-10  
MPH.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (20945 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (92875 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 100 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (FT)........21000.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....9.  
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...27.28.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........58 40 41 35 42 44 41 37 46 54 45 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 59 62 68 71 73 75 76 77 78 76  
DEWPOINT........44 45 46 46 48 49 48 48 47 47 47 47  
RH..............58 60 60 56 48 45 41 39 35 35 33 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S SW W W W W W SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 2.3 3.6 5.0 6.0 6.4 6.7 7.2 7.3 6.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S SW SW W W W W SW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 15 17 18 17 15 14 13 12 13 13  
LVORI...........2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............11 29 27 52 84 100 100 97 92 88 98 100  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.22 22 21 40 66 87 89 89 85 83 93 83  
CEILING (HFT)...240 240 230 230 210 210 230 220 210 220 210 220  
VISIBILITY (SM).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SFC PRES (IN)...732 733 734 734 734 734 733 732 731 730 729 728  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING  
THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING 9 TO 10 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (61456 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (9552 MPH-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................76 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN  
THE NIGHT.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (FT)........21000.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....9.  
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...27.24.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........44 40 47 35 25 29 19 22 19 23 28 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 73 69 66 65 64 62 62 61 59 59 59  
DEWPOINT........46 47 47 47 46 46 46 47 46 47 47 47  
RH..............36 39 46 49 51 52 56 58 59 64 65 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NE E E S S S S SE S SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.3 3.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW S SW S SW SW SW S SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 7 7 8 9 10 9 10 9 9 9  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............76 5 3 3 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.61 36 10 10 11 13 14 13 14 12 12 12  
CEILING (HFT)...220 210 220 220 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 230  
VISIBILITY (SM).9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
SFC PRES (IN)...727 727 727 727 728 728 728 728 727 726 725 724  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 9  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (10242 MPH-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (59269 MPH-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 65 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (FT)........22000 INCREASING TO 30000 LATE IN THE MORNING.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....9 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...27.21.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........37 37 37 35 29 23 33 43 53 47 42 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............58 59 60 63 68 74 78 80 80 81 80 79  
DEWPOINT........47 47 48 50 52 54 55 55 55 55 55 55  
RH..............68 66 66 62 55 49 45 43 42 42 42 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SW W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.3 1.3 1.9 3.2 4.6 5.3 5.8 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9  
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............4 13 13 20 33 46 53 60 65 64 63 62  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.10 10 10 16 26 37 43 54 59 58 57 56  
CEILING (HFT)...230 220 220 220 220 300 300 300 300 300 300 300  
VISIBILITY (SM).9 9 9  
SFC PRES (IN)...725 726 727 728 728 728 727 726 724 723 722 721  
 

 
FORECASTER...CAC  
REQUESTED BY...APPALACHIAN RANGER DISTRICT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610095.1/GSP  
.DELDT 04/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
 
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