Fire Weather

All products issued by our office, the National Weather Service at Greenville-Spartanburg, are valid for western North Carolina, the South Carolina Upstate and extreme northeast Georgia.

*Spot Forecast Request (Governmental use)* -- HYSPLIT information

Fire Weather Forecast by Area:

Graphical Forecast -- Overview view of Fire Weather Parameters
GSP Fire Weather Forecast (FWF) -- Planning Forecast by Fire Weather Zone Groupings
Area Fire Weather Forecast Matrix (AFW) -- Forecast by County
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices (PFW) -- Forecast for NFDRS Sites
NFDRS Forecasts (FWM) -- Coded NFDRS Forecast
Hourly Weather Graph -- Forecast for User Selected Point
Weather Activity Planner -- User selected Fire Weather Parameters
User Defined Area Forecast -- General forecast for an area defined by the user

Red Flag Warnings/Fire Weather Watches:

Fire Weather Forecasts:

NDFD Derived Products:

NFDRS Forecasts:

NFDRS Forecasts (FWM) -- FWM Decoder

Burn Category and Dispersion Tables:

External Products:

Storm Prediction Center's Fire Weather Page
NWS National Fire Weather Page
Southern Area Coordination Center
National Interagency Fire Center
Hazard Mapping System Fire and Smoke Product
Wildland Fire Assessment System Numerous products are available from this site including current dead fuel moisture, drought maps and lower atmosphere stability (the Haines Index) among many, many others.
NOAA Air Quality Forecasts
National Snow Analysis
NOAA Precipitation Analysis
Southern High Resolution Modeling Consortium (SHRMC)

National Digital Forecast Database Products:

Graphical Forecast	Quick Forecast	Digital Forecast

Program Notes

The NWS office in Greenville-Spartanburg provides spot forecasts for any wildfire within our county warning area. For prescribed burns, requests will only be honored from governmental agencies.

Our office also provides a Fire Weather Forecast for our county warning area. Details about our fire weather program can be found in the 2016 SC Fire Weather Operations Plan, 2017 NC Fire Weather Operations Plan, or the 2015 GA Fire Weather Operations Plan.

Question or Comments? Contact John Tomko, Fire Weather Focal Point, john.tomko@noaa.gov.