424
FNUS72 KJAX 231858
FWSJAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILROAD FIRE...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
258 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 EDT ON APRIL 23.
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
SEA BREEZE/RIVER BREEZE HAVE PUSHED WEST OF THE FIRE AREA AND
SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 20 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES THROUGH 1930, ESPECIALLY ON THE EASTERN SIDE CLOSER TO THE
RAILROAD. WINDS WILL TREND LIGHT TOWARD CALM OVER THE HOTTER AREAS
OF THE FIRE BUT THE EASTERN DIVISION OF THE FIRE WILL BE SUBJECT
TO A LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND, AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT.
OTHERWISE, HUMIDITY SHOULD BOTTOM OUT AROUND 40% AT IT'S LOWEST
AROUND 1600 THIS AFTERNOON. OVERALL, HUMIDITY TRENDS WILL BE
SIMILAR ON FRIDAY.
FOR VISIBILITY CONCERNS ALONG US 17, FOG POTENTIAL IS VERY LOW DUE
TO THE DRY AIRMASS BUT SMOKE IMPACTS MAY DIRECTLY IMPACT THE
ROADWAY AT TIMES.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 13 16
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............83 82 82
RH..............40 43 44
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.0 6.7 5.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12
TONIGHT
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 9 8 7 14 8 11 12 9 7 6 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 76 73 70 68 66 65 64 62 61 60 60
RH..............47 54 62 68 76 81 81 84 90 90 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 13 10 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.3 2.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E SE SE SE S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 7 7
FORECASTER...BOOTHE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID SECHRIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611511.0/JAX
.DELDT 04/23/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DAVID.SECHRIST@FDACS.GOV
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