340  
FNUS72 KJAX 230748  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HIGHWAY 82...GLYNN COUNTY EMA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
348 AM EDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 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.  
 
...ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY DUE  
TO CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY AND ONGOING DROUGHT...  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
AREAS OF SMOKE WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY, DRIFTING NORTHEAST OF THE  
SITE THIS MORNING AND THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON  
AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 4-8 MPH TURN SOUTHEASTERLY 8-12 MPH GUSTING TO  
15 MPH BEHIND THE ATLANTIC SEABREEZE PASSAGE BETWEEN 1-2PM. DRY  
CONDITIONS PERSIST WITH MIN RH VALUES LOWERING TO 25-30 PERCENT.  
DISPERSIONS WILL BE IN THE GOOD RANGE DUE TO HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS,  
BUT MODEST TRANSPORT WINDS.  
 
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 8-12 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME CALM AFTER  
MIDNIGHT WITH AREAS OF SMOKE DRIFTING BACK TO THE NORTH.  
 
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS FURTHER  
EAST OF THE AREA. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH INTO THE  
EARLY AFTERNOON WILL TURN SOUTHEASTERLY BEHIND ATLANTIC SEABREEZE  
PASSAGE BETWEEN 3-4PM TO 8-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. MIN RH  
VALUES WILL LOWER TO 25-30 PERCENT.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........7 10 9 8 11 3 2 3 6 12 20 12  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS 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............54 54 58 66 73 78 82 84 85 86 85 84  
RH..............100 100 87 68 53 47 38 34 31 30 30 31  
HEAT INDEX (F)..54 54 58 66 73 78 81 83 83 84 83 82  
WIND CHILL (F)..54 54 58 66 73 78 81 83 83 84 83 82  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SW SW SW W SW S SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 7 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 5 7 7 8 9 12 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.1 0.4 1.6 3.2 4.9 6.4 7.7 8.5 8.7 8.3 7.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W SW S SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 6 5 3 5 5 6 7 8 9  
DISPERSION IDX..4 3 7 12 19 23 33 44 58 64 63 63  
LVORI...........8 9 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 1 13 16 15 3 12 12 11 10 15 13  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....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............82 78 73 69 66 64 62 61 60 58 57 57  
RH..............34 40 49 59 68 75 81 84 87 93 96 96  
HEAT INDEX (F)..81 78 73 69 66 64 62 61 60 58 57 57  
WIND CHILL (F)..81 78 73 69 66 64 62 61 60 58 57 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 6 5 3 3 3 2 2 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 12 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.1 2.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 8  
DISPERSION IDX..60 41 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4  
LVORI...........1 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........15 22 21 2 3 4 9 13 18 24 30 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............56 57 58 66 75 81 85 88 88 89 88 86  
RH..............100 96 96 78 60 47 39 33 30 29 30 35  
HEAT INDEX (F)..56 57 58 66 75 81 84 86 86 87 86 84  
WIND CHILL (F)..56 57 58 66 75 81 84 86 86 87 86 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW S S SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 7 7 8 9 10 12 12 12 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.1 0.4 1.2 2.5 3.9 5.7 7.4 8.3 8.2 7.3 5.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW W W W W SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8  
DISPERSION IDX..4 4 8 12 23 29 41 40 39 43 48 46  
LVORI...........9 8 6 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRICKER  
REQUESTED BY...KELSIEE BRAZEALE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611211.2/JAX  
.DELDT 04/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KELSIEE.BRAZEALE@GLYNNCOUNTY-GA.GOV  
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