547  
FNUS72 KJAX 291811  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY SINK 07.29.26...UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
211 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 EDT ON JULY 29.  
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
 
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE  
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TODAY. OUTSIDE OF ANY  
SHOWERS OR STORMS, WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHWEST- WEST,  
WITH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING  
HOURS. OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL LESSEN A BIT TO A LIGHT BREEZE. WINDS  
RISE TO THE 10 TO 15 MPH ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY, WITH OCCASIONAL  
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. BY THURSDAY, CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS  
PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH  
CHANCES INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. FAIR TO GOOD DISPERSIONS ARE  
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW. NOT AS HOT ON THURSDAY, BUT  
STILL NEAR HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
TIME (EDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........59  
WEATHER COV.....SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20  
CHC OF THDR (%).20  
TEMP............92  
RH..............64  
HEAT INDEX (F)..107  
WIND CHILL (F)..107  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..14  
20 FT WIND GUST.21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17  
DISPERSION IDX..58  
LVORI...........1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........73 55 57 68 70 75 70 72 79 85 74 84  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 30 40 50 60 50 30 40 70 60 80  
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 30 40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 40  
TEMP............91 88 86 84 83 82 81 82 81 81 79 78  
RH..............66 72 77 82 85 85 91 85 88 85 91 91  
HEAT INDEX (F)..106 102 98 95 93 90 89 90 88 87 79 78  
WIND CHILL (F)..106 102 98 95 93 90 89 90 88 87 79 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..14 13 12 10 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 18 18 17 16 17 16 16 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W SW SW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 14 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 9 9  
DISPERSION IDX..47 35 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 7  
LVORI...........1 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........69 54 57 61 64 64 68 68 72 76 74 76  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 30 30 40 40 40 50 50 60 60 60 60  
CHC OF THDR (%).40 30 20 20 20 40 50 50 60 60 60 60  
TEMP............77 76 78 80 83 85 87 89 89 90 90 87  
RH..............94 97 94 91 85 80 75 70 70 66 66 72  
HEAT INDEX (F)..77 76 78 87 93 97 100 103 103 103 103 99  
WIND CHILL (F)..77 76 78 87 93 97 100 103 103 103 103 99  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 13 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 17 17 18 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.7 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW W W W W W W SW SW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 10 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15  
DISPERSION IDX..6 6 10 15 26 32 35 36 33 35 37 37  
LVORI...........6 7 8 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...CRUZ  
REQUESTED BY...CULLY LORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2618518.1/JAX  
.DELDT 07/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CULLY@UFL.EDU  
 
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