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FNUS72 KGSP 161759
FWSGSP

Spot Forecast for Tallulah Gorge Rescue...GEMA/HS
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
159 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1400 EDT on August 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
An isolated thunderstorm or two is possible across the northern
Georgia mountains this afternoon, but otherwise, hot and humid
conditions under mostly sunny skies are expected. The heat index
will be around 97 to 100 degrees, then slowly fall this evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance of thunder...10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 93.
Min humidity........52 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Light winds.
Ceiling (FT)........5000.
Visibility (SM).....9.

TIME (EDT)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........37  35  33  31
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).10  10  0   0
Chc of thdr (%).10  10  0   0
Temp............90  92  91  90
RH..............56  52  54  54
Aparnt tmp (F)..98  100 98  97
Surface wnd dir.W   W   W   W
Surface wnd spd.2   3   3   3
Surface wnd gst.7   7   8   8
Ceiling (hft)...50  53  55  55
Visibility (sm).9   9   9   9

$$
Forecaster...ARK
Requested by...Jonathan Jones
Type of request...SAR
.TAG 2619797.0/GSP
.DELDT 08/16/26
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