882  
FNUS72 KJAX 222018  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILROAD...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
418 PM EDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 EDT ON APRIL 22.  
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  
 
WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH  
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TO  
NEAR CALM BY MIDNIGHT. COME THURSDAY, WINDS FROM THE EAST WILL  
INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH, WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH TO 20 MPH BY  
THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE SEA BREEZE BEGINS TO PUSH IN AROUND THE  
3PM TO 4PM RANGE. MIXING HEIGHTS ON THURSDAY WILL AGAIN BE NEAR 7  
KFT BY THE AFTERNOON WHICH SHOULD BRING GOOD DISPERSIONS IN THE  
65-70 RANGE.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........65 58 51 42 34 25 36 46 56 51 45 39  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK  
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............77 74 72 69 67 65 63 61 60 59 59 58  
RH..............48 53 59 68 75 81 86 90 90 93 92 95  
HEAT INDEX (F)..77 74 72 69 67 65 63 61 60 59 59 58  
WIND CHILL (F)..77 74 72 69 67 65 63 61 60 59 59 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 13 10 7 6 3 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 5  
DISPERSION IDX..48 31 10 7 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2  
LVORI...........1 1 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 8  
   
THURSDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........33 28 22 16 25 21 18 17 24 19 26 13  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............57 57 60 65 73 77 81 82 83 84 82 81  
RH..............98 100 90 78 59 50 42 40 39 37 41 42  
HEAT INDEX (F)..57 57 60 65 73 77 81 81 82 83 82 81  
WIND CHILL (F)..57 56 60 65 73 77 81 81 81 83 81 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..N SW SW S SE E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 1 2 2 5 6 7 9 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST. 2 3 3 6 7 9 12 14 14 14 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.1 0.4 1.8 3.6 5.2 6.2 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.3 5.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE E E SE SE SE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 12  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 3 9 22 39 51 60 66 70 68 65  
LVORI...........9 10 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...CRUZ  
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN JOHNSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611326.0/JAX  
.DELDT 04/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DAVID.SECHRIST@FDACS.GOV,JENNIFER.KLINDT@FDACS.GOV,JONATHAN.JOHNSON@FDACS.GOV  
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