694  
FNUS72 KJAX 142253  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINELAND RD. FIRE...GFC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
653 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 15.  
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.  
   
..CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
THOUGH FRIDAY WILL BE DRY WITH GENERALLY POOR RECOVERY IN THE  
MORNING, IT SHOULDN'T BE AS DRY AS IT WAS TODAY AS LIGHTER WINDS  
PREVAIL. THE SEA BREEZE WILL ARRIVE EARLY IN THE EVENING, BETWEEN  
1900-2100 AND SHIFT WINDS EASTERLY. OTHERWISE, LIGHT WINDS A VERY  
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH HUMIDITY FALLING TO AROUND  
25-30%.  
 
BETTER RECOVERY GOING INTO SATURDAY WITH HUMIDITY TRENDING HIGHER  
AS THE SEA BREEZE PATTERN CONTINUES. THE SEA BREEZE SHOULD PUSH  
IN AROUND THE SAME TIME SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAYBE AN HOUR EARLIER.  
BETTER CHANCES FOR T'STORMS ON THE SEA BREEZE SUNDAY AS MOISTURE  
INCREASE CONTINUE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 7 9 16 23 30 34 34 27 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 61 68 73 77 80 84 84 85 86  
RH..............72 65 55 48 41 36 32 30 28 26  
HEAT INDEX (F)..56 61 68 73 78 80 82 83 84 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.5 2.7 3.9 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.9 5.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 2 3  
DISPERSION IDX..9 11 14 23 27 27 22 24 18 20  
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........31 25 35 41 35 30 22 17 12 18 21 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............84 83 79 72 70 67 66 63 62 62 61 61  
RH..............31 38 49 61 69 76 81 89 92 94 98 97  
HEAT INDEX (F)..83 82 79 73 70 68 66 64 63 62 61 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 8 9 8 8 8 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 7 9 10 9 9 8 7 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..22 13 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3  
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 9 8  
   
SATURDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 22 16 21 13 4 11 18 24 24 25 25  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............62 62 64 70 75 80 83 85 88 89 89 90  
RH..............98 97 95 82 75 66 59 52 46 42 40 40  
HEAT INDEX (F)..62 62 64 70 75 83 86 88 90 90 90 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.8 4.2 5.2 6.2 7.2 7.9 8.6 9.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 7  
DISPERSION IDX..3 4 8 14 0 48 0 0 51 0 0 73  
LVORI...........8 8 6 4 4 1 3 2 1 2 2 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOOTHE  
REQUESTED BY...SITL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2613662.0/JAX  
.DELDT 05/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JWMAYFIELD@GFC.STATE.GA.US,RFONVIELLE@GFC.STATE.GA.US  
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