605  
FNUS72 KJAX 072009  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY SINK 08.07.26...UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
409 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 EDT ON AUGUST 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (904) 741-4370 IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH  
AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, WITH CHANCES DROPPING OFF FROM ABOUT  
7PM ONWARD. THOUGH ISOLATED, THERE WILL BE ABOUT A 10-15% CHANCE OF A  
THUNDERSTORM THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW IS  
EXPECTED TO BE OVERALL WEAKER ON SATURDAY WHICH WILL LIMIT DISPERSIONS  
TO THE FAIR RANGE AT BEST ALONG WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
ONCE AGAIN.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
TIME (EDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........70  
WEATHER COV.....CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50  
CHC OF THDR (%).50  
TEMP............85  
RH..............77  
HEAT INDEX (F)..96  
20 FT WIND DIR..E  
20 FT WIND SPD..12  
20 FT WIND GUST.18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13  
DISPERSION IDX..40  
LVORI...........3  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........69 60 66 56 65 64 54 62 55 44 38 39  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 20 20 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).50 40 20 20 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............84 81 80 78 78 77 76 76 76 75 75 75  
RH..............80 88 88 91 91 90 94 94 94 94 94 94  
HEAT INDEX (F)..94 88 86 78 78 77 76 76 76 75 75 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 8 7 7 6 6 5 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 16 15 15 14 13 12 12 12 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..30 20 10 8 7 7 7 6 4 4 3 3  
LVORI...........3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........28 21 25 33 22 30 45 50 69 73 74 74  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 50 60 60 60  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 20 30 50 60 60 60  
TEMP............75 74 76 78 82 84 85 86 86 87 88 86  
RH..............97 97 97 97 88 85 82 80 77 75 70 75  
HEAT INDEX (F)..75 74 76 78 91 96 98 100 98 100 100 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 8 13 19 26 28 31 30 27 23 18  
LVORI...........8 9 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...DUBOIS  
REQUESTED BY...CULLY LORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2619094.1/JAX  
.DELDT 08/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CULLY@UFL.EDU  
 
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