714  
FNUS72 KJAX 080451  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOCHLOOSA RX...ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
1251 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON JULY 08.  
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.  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK, WITH  
GOOD TO HIGH DISPERSION EXPECTED. DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS  
WILL LIMIT THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL THROUGH FRIDAY, BUT MINRH  
WILL STAY ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW  
FOR DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES, PROMPTING A HEAT ADVISORY  
TODAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON THURSDAY FOR THE AREA.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........20 20 23 26 30 34 37 38 39 41  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 0 0 10 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 0 0 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............78 81 87 89 91 94 95 95 96 95  
RH..............91 88 72 66 62 54 51 49 49 49  
HEAT INDEX (F)..78 88 99 100 103 106 106 106 107 105  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W SW W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 8 10 13 13 14 15 16 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.7 2.9 4.0 4.8 5.6 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..5 14 28 43 53 59 64 60 61 55  
LVORI...........6 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........37 33 29 28 27 25 23 22 22 24 20 31  
WEATHER COV.....SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............94 93 89 86 84 82 81 79 78 78 77 76  
RH..............51 52 59 65 70 74 77 82 85 85 87 90  
HEAT INDEX (F)..103 102 97 93 90 87 86 79 78 78 77 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 8 7 6 5 3 2 6 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 15 14 12 10 8 7 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6  
DISPERSION IDX..43 30 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6  
   
THURSDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 22 34 33 24 23 18 18 19 18 16 17  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0  
TEMP............76 76 78 81 87 90 92 94 96 96 96 97  
RH..............90 90 91 88 72 66 60 54 49 48 48 45  
HEAT INDEX (F)..76 76 78 88 99 103 105 106 107 106 106 106  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 6 7 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 8 9 12 12 13 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.7 2.9 4.0 4.9 5.8 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 5 15 31 49 63 71 78 74 74 73  
LVORI...........7 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
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REQUESTED BY...LAND MANAGER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2616936.0/JAX  
.DELDT 07/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ACOPELAND@SJRWMD.COM  
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