Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
480
FNUS72 KGSP 162102
FWSGSP
Spot Forecast for Rector Rd Fire...Buncombe EM
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
402 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 EST on November 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...
Although relative humidity will be low and recovery limited overnight,
the gusty northwest winds will persist. Breezy NW to N winds continue
Monday, and relative humidity trending lower even as temps are cooler.
If fire spreads up the ridge south of the burn site, it may be exposed
to even stronger winds.
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 18 mph with gusts of more than
30 mph possible.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 26 to 31 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (56162 mph-ft) early in the morning
increasing to excellent (113245 mph-ft) in the
afternoon.
TIME (EST) 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5 6
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of thdr (%).0 0
Temp............58 55
Dewpoint........29 29
RH..............33 36
20 FT wind dir..NW NW
20 FT wind spd..18 18
20 FT wind gust.37 37
Mix hgt (kft)...3.6 2.1
Transp wind dir.NW NW
Transp wind spd.31 26
VRate mph-ft/1k.113 56
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Clear (0-10 percent).
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 33.
Max humidity........51 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 10 to 17 mph. Gusts of 30 mph
or more possible during the evening, gradually
diminishing after midnight.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 16 to 18 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Fair (18413 mph-ft) early in the evening
decreasing to poor (7480 mph-ft) late in the
night.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........5 6 2 6 5 3 4 5 5 5 4 5
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............51 47 45 43 42 42 41 39 38 37 36 34
Dewpoint........27 25 25 24 22 23 22 21 21 20 20 18
RH..............40 41 45 46 45 45 46 48 48 50 50 51
20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
20 FT wind spd..17 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10
20 FT wind gust.33 33 32 30 31 30 28 25 24 24 23 22
Mix hgt (kft)...1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Transp wind dir.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
Transp wind spd.18 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16
VRate mph-ft/1k.18 15 13 12 9 9 10 9 9 8 8 7
.MONDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 6 to 12 mph. Gusts up to 28 mph.
Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 18 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (6214 mph-ft) early in the morning
increasing to good (36137 mph-ft) in the
afternoon.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........5 5 4 9 4 6 5 6 7 7 6 21
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temp............33 33 35 39 43 47 51 53 53 53 52 49
Dewpoint........17 16 17 17 18 17 17 16 17 17 18 18
RH..............51 49 47 41 35 30 25 23 23 24 25 29
20 FT wind dir..NW NW N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT wind spd..10 9 10 10 12 10 10 9 8 8 7 6
20 FT wind gust.20 23 28 26 25 25 23 22 21 21 20 17
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.6 0.7
Transp wind dir.NW N N NW N N NW NW NW N N N
Transp wind spd.14 14 15 18 18 18 18 16 16 15 14 10
VRate mph-ft/1k.6 6 8 22 27 33 36 34 35 29 22 7
$$
Forecaster...JCW
Requested by...Bradley Collins
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2526053.0/GSP
.DELDT 11/16/25
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