021  
FNUS72 KJAX 211135  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CREWS ROAD FIRE...CLAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
735 AM EDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 21.  
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.  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT  
THIS EVENING...  
   
DISCUSSION  
LIGHT WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHEAST  
AROUND 10 MPH, THEN THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL PUSH ACROSS THE  
WILDFIRE LOCATION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 2 PM, WITH A SHIFT  
IN THE WIND FROM THE EAST WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED AS WELL  
FALLING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE EAST WINDS WILL  
DECREASE AFTER SUNSET, BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT  
HOURS. SIMILAR PATTERN ON WEDNESDAY WITH AN EAST COAST SEA BREEZE  
PASSAGE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS, BUT OVERALL  
EXPECT SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND SOME CLOUD COVER.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 1 0 3 2 2 4 7 8 6  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....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  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 65 72 77 80 81 82 82 81 80  
RH..............83 63 46 33 28 27 25 25 26 28  
HEAT INDEX (F)..55 65 72 77 79 80 80 80 80 79  
WIND CHILL (F)..55 65 72 77 79 80 80 80 80 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 7 10 12 13 13 13 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 12 16 18 20 20 20 22 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.9 3.8 5.5 6.5 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.1 6.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 10 13 13 13 13 13 14 14  
DISPERSION IDX..5 19 48 76 68 63 56 56 55 52  
LVORI...........4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........24 22 29 33 25 32 29 30 32 36 41 32  
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............79 75 70 67 64 62 61 59 58 56 56 55  
RH..............30 36 51 59 67 72 75 83 83 86 86 90  
HEAT INDEX (F)..79 75 70 67 64 62 61 59 58 56 56 55  
WIND CHILL (F)..79 75 70 67 64 62 61 59 58 56 56 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E NE N NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 12 8 7 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 17 13 10 9 6 6 5 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 2.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 10 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 3 3  
DISPERSION IDX..45 32 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........1 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........36 30 34 38 44 50 54 59 63 64 65 67  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....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............55 55 58 65 71 76 79 80 80 81 81 80  
RH..............90 90 80 70 59 48 44 42 42 41 42 44  
HEAT INDEX (F)..55 55 58 65 71 76 79 80 80 81 81 80  
WIND CHILL (F)..55 55 58 65 71 76 79 80 80 81 81 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N NE E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 5 7 7 8 7 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 6 7 9 12 13 14 15 15 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.4 1.8 3.6 5.2 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..2 1 2 8 21 37 49 59 64 67 65 59  
LVORI...........7 8 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...HESS  
REQUESTED BY...CHIEF BOREE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611064.0/JAX  
.DELDT 04/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AMANDA.STITT@CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM,REGAN.SMITH@CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM,TYLER.EVANS@CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM,ARIEL.LEVASSEUR@CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM  
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