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FXUS62 KGSP 101050
AFDGSP
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
650 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
AN SPS FOR INCREASED FIRE DANGER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NE GEORGIA
AND IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM TODAY.
UPDATED THE AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR THE 12Z TAFS.
KEY MESSAGES
1. DRY WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SATURDAY AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EACH AFTERNOON. THE LOW HUMIDITY WILL
INCREASE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE AREA. PERMISSION FROM
LOCAL OFFICIALS AND EXTREME CAUTION ARE ADVISED IF ATTEMPTING
OUTDOOR BURNING.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: DRY WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SATURDAY
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EACH AFTERNOON. THE LOW HUMIDITY
WILL INCREASE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE AREA. PERMISSION
FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AND EXTREME CAUTION ARE ADVISED IF ATTEMPTING
OUTDOOR BURNING.
DRY SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THRU THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK, KEEPING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOW. MINIMUM RH VALUES
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ROUGHLY 20 TO
30% EACH AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MONDAY, WHEN VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO REBOUND MODESTLY BUT STILL REMAIN IN THE 30 TO 40%
RANGE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THUS, FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL
BE PRESENT EACH DAY THANKS TO THE LACK OF RAINFALL AND LOW HUMIDITY.
AN SPS FOR INCREASED FIRE DANGER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NE GEORGIA FOR
TODAY AND IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM. WITH THE ONGOING DROUGHT
CONCERNS AND DRY VEGETATION, ADDITIONAL FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS MAY
BE NEEDED OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WEAK BACKDOOR COLD
FRONT COULD PRODUCE A SHOWER OR TWO ACROSS THE NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS
ON SATURDAY, BUT DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP.
AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE: EXPECT DRY, VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE
THRU THE 12Z TAF PERIOD. SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER
THE REGION THRU THE PERIOD. OTHER THAN A FEW HIGH CIRRUS,
SKIES SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDS WILL REMAIN CALM TO
LIGHT AND VRB THRU THE MORNING AND FAVOR A SWLY DIRECTION BY
MID-AFTERNOON, AS A WEAK LEE TROF DEVELOPS EAST OF APPALACHIANS.
THEY WILL GO LIGHT AND VRB AGAIN THIS EVENING. WINDS AT KAVL
WILL FAVOR A NWLY DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON, GOING LIGHT AND
VRB TO CALM AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING.
OUTLOOK: MOST LIKELY DRY AND VFR THRU EARLY NEXT WEEK.
GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
GA...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
CAC/JPT
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