635  
FNUS72 KJAX 240536  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OSCEOLA IA...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
136 AM EDT WED JUN 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON JUNE 24.  
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  
 
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS TURNING  
WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON 5-10 MPH. HOT CONDITIONS EXPECTED UNDER MOSTLY  
SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MAX HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RISE  
TO 95-100. MIN RH VALUES INLAND WILL BE 35-40 PERCENT.  
 
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, MOISTURE WILL RETURN ALOFT WITH A RETURN OF LIGHT  
SOUTHWEST FLOW YIELDING WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON T'STORM COVERAGE  
BY MID AFTERNOON AS THE GULF SEABREEZE MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST  
WITH LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. MINRH VALUES WILL BE 40-45 PERCENT  
EACH AFTERNOON.  
 
INCREASING MIXING HEIGHTS AND GRADUALLY INCREASING TRANSPORT WINDS  
FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF HIGH DAYTIME DISPERSIONS  
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RISE TO 100-105 EACH DAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 15 14 13 14 15 14 12 11 9  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............72 76 81 84 86 89 91 92 94 94  
RH..............97 82 69 61 57 50 45 43 40 39  
HEAT INDEX (F)..72 76 85 88 90 93 94 95 97 97  
WIND CHILL (F)..72 76 85 88 90 93 94 95 97 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 6 7 7 9 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.5 2.3 3.2 3.7 4.3 4.9 5.0 5.2 5.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..6 11 17 23 27 35 39 42 44 45  
LVORI...........6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 13 13 13 19 25 24 20 22 24 25 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............94 91 86 82 79 77 75 74 72 72 71 70  
RH..............40 45 55 63 69 74 79 82 90 87 90 97  
HEAT INDEX (F)..97 94 89 85 79 77 75 74 72 72 71 70  
WIND CHILL (F)..97 94 89 85 79 77 75 74 72 72 71 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 7 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 2.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3  
DISPERSION IDX..33 20 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8  
   
THURSDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 28 27 14 11 8 7 14 16 35 35 33  
WEATHER COV..... SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20  
TEMP............70 70 73 79 85 89 91 93 93 95 95 94  
RH..............97 100 93 79 67 57 52 49 47 45 45 46  
HEAT INDEX (F)..70 70 73 79 92 96 98 100 99 102 102 100  
WIND CHILL (F)..70 70 73 79 92 96 98 100 99 102 102 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW N N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.6 1.8 3.0 4.1 5.0 5.9 6.7 6.5 6.3 6.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 3 9 18 30 42 50 63 63 64 62  
LVORI...........8 9 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRICKER  
REQUESTED BY...STUART COOMBS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2615870.1/JAX  
.DELDT 06/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL STUART.COOMBS@USDA.GOV  
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