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.

Red Flag Warnings/Fire Weather Watches:

• Greenville/Spartanburg
• Columbia
• Raleigh
• Roanoke/Blacksburg
• Morristown/Knoxville
• Atlanta

Fire Weather Forecasts:

• Greenville-Spartanburg -- Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
• Columbia
• Raleigh
• Roanoke/Blacksburg
• Morristown/Knoxville
• Atlanta

NDFD Derived Products:

• Area Fire Weather Forecast Matrix (AFW)
• Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices (PFW)

NFDRS Forecasts:

• NFDRS Forecasts (FWM) -- FWM Decoder

Burn Category and Dispersion Tables:

• Pasquill-Turner Stability Index
• ADI
• LVORI
• Burn Category
• Dispersion
• Background information on the Atmospheric Dispersion Index (ADI) and Low Visibility Occurrence Risk Index (LVORI)

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 2013 SC Fire Weather Operations Plan, 2013 NC Fire Weather Operations Plan, or the 2013 GA Fire Weather Operations Plan.

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