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FNUS72 KJAX 081408
FWSJAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR FDOT 5 TRAFFIC REQUEST...FDOT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1008 AM EDT THU OCT 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON OCTOBER 09.
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
FREQUENT SHOWERS, WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS.
ON FRIDAY, HURRICANE ISAIAS WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST WEST
OF THE AREA, WITH A WARM FRONT STRETCHING ACROSS CENTRAL FL,
PROVIDING ABOVE AVERAGE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. THE WARM FRONT
WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT, KEEPING PRECIPITATION
IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE NIGHT, IN ADDITION OUTER BANDS FROM THE
TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL INCREASE RAIN CHANCES.
ON SATURDAY, THE TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL BE INLAND, TO THE NORTHWEST.
THIS WILL BE A WET AND SOMEWHAT STORMY DAY AS THE AREA WILL BE IN
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS.
FRIDAY
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........83 74 74 74 76 76 78 81 79 84 79 84
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH LKY CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 50 50 50 40 20 60 40 70 70 70 80
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 20 20 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40
TEMP............71 72 72 73 76 79 81 82 82 82 81 80
RH..............100 97 97 100 97 91 85 82 85 82 85 88
HEAT INDEX (F)..71 72 72 73 76 79 87 89 90 89 87 86
WIND CHILL (F)..71 72 72 73 76 79 87 89 90 89 87 86
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SURFACE WND SPD.10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
SURFACE WND GST.18 18 18 20 18 20 20 20 21 21 21 20
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14
FRIDAY NIGHT
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........90 82 77 94 87 80 77 75 72 72 72 72
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 40 40 40 40 40 40 10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).40 40 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............79 77 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 75
RH..............88 90 94 97 97 94 97 97 97 97 100 97
HEAT INDEX (F)..79 77 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 75
WIND CHILL (F)..79 77 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 75
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
SURFACE WND SPD.10 9 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10
SURFACE WND GST.20 22 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10
SATURDAY
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 67 64 64 64 64 63 61 92 92 92 92
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 90 90 90 90
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 40 40 40 30
TEMP............75 75 75 78 80 83 84 85 86 85 84 83
RH..............97 97 97 91 91 85 85 82 80 82 85 85
HEAT INDEX (F)..75 75 75 78 87 93 96 98 100 98 96 93
WIND CHILL (F)..75 75 75 78 87 93 96 98 100 98 96 93
SURFACE WND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.10 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 8
SURFACE WND GST.21 20 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 21 20 18
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 12 12
FORECASTER...STRUBLE
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
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.DELDT 10/08/26
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.EMAIL ANDREW.JENKINS@DOT.STATE.FL.US
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