275  
FNUS72 KJAX 161850  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JEKYLL MARATHON...JEKYLL ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
150 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0400 EST ON JANUARY 17.  
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.  
   
..UPDATED TO INCLUDE SUNDAY PER LATEST REQUEST  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
NOT AS COLD TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA AND  
LIGHT SOUTH WINDS NEAR 5-10 MPH DEVELOP. LOWS TONIGHT IN THE  
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. WARMING UP ON SATURDAY WELL AHEAD OF  
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES INTO THE 60S, WITH  
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF ABOUT 5-10 MPH. MOSTLY SUNNY TO  
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES DURING THE DAY. A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN  
EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES  
INTO THE REGION. LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE 40S. THE COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT, AND BE WELL SOUTH OF THE SITE SUNDAY  
MORNING. A WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING  
AND THEN MOVE OUT DURING THE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY. HIGHS ON  
SUNDAY EXPECTED AROUND THE MID 40S TO AROUND 50 ON  
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EST) 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........25 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0  
TEMP............46 47  
RH..............71 68  
WIND CHILL (F)..41 43  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.10 9  
SURFACE WND GST.12 12  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15  
   
SATURDAY  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........38 32 29 35 36 52 54 60 50 58 55 58  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............47 48 50 53 56 58 60 61 61 61 62 60  
RH..............68 71 71 71 66 67 67 65 70 72 70 75  
WIND CHILL (F)..43 45 47 53 56 58 60 61 61 61 62 60  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 6  
SURFACE WND GST.12 12 12 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 10 9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 16 17 17 16 15 14 12 9 8 7  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........60 73 71 78 84 85 87 88 90 92 94 95  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............59 58 57 56 56 56 55 54 52 50 49 48  
RH..............78 80 83 86 86 86 86 86 89 89 89 89  
WIND CHILL (F)..59 58 57 56 56 56 55 54 52 47 45 43  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S SW W NW NW NW N N  
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10  
SURFACE WND GST.8 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 13 15 16  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW W W NW NW NW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 10 14 16 17  
   
SUNDAY  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........95 96 93 90 87 84 82 79 65 52 38 31  
WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 90 90 90 90 90 90 50 50 40 40 30  
TEMP............48 48 48 48 48 47 47 46 45 45 44 43  
RH..............86 86 86 83 83 86 83 83 82 76 73 70  
WIND CHILL (F)..43 43 43 43 42 41 41 40 39 39 37 36  
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
SURFACE WND SPD.12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13  
SURFACE WND GST.17 18 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 18  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 20 21 21 21 20 20 21 22 22 20  
 
 
FORECASTER...SHASHY  
REQUESTED BY...LARTZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2600354.1/JAX  
.DELDT 01/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BLARTZ@JEKYLLISLAND.COM,GBENNETT@JEKYLLISLAND.COM,NJENSEN@JEKYLLISLAND.COM,COACHQ@QRUNNINGCO.COM,DGAILEY@JEKYLLISLAND.COM  
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