279  
FNUS72 KJAX 262107  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILROAD...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
507 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 EDT ON APRIL 26.  
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  
 
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE SITE TONIGHT, WITH HIGH  
PRESSURE BUILDING TO THE NORTH BEHIND IT. AS THE HIGH BUILDS  
A SURGE OF WIND WILL MOVE DOWN THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS WILL LEAD  
TO ELEVATED AND GUSTY WINDS AT THE SITE MONDAY.  
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH AROUND  
SUNSET THIS EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE  
IN AND NEAR PRECIPITATION.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........54 55 57 42 58 62 49 63 59 53 58 48  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).30 30 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............83 80 76 74 72 70 69 68 68 67 66 66  
RH..............60 67 76 83 89 90 93 95 95 93 97 97  
HEAT INDEX (F)..86 83 76 74 72 70 69 68 68 67 66 66  
WIND CHILL (F)..86 83 76 73 71 70 69 68 68 67 66 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E SE E E NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 5 3 3 6 8 10 12 13 14  
DISPERSION IDX..32 14 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 10  
LVORI...........2 3 4 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 8 7  
   
MONDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........53 53 67 65 64 73 71 67 78 79 65 64  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
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............66 65 67 70 73 75 76 77 77 76 77 76  
RH..............93 97 93 87 81 76 74 71 69 71 67 69  
HEAT INDEX (F)..66 65 67 70 73 75 76 77 77 76 77 76  
WIND CHILL (F)..66 65 67 70 73 75 76 77 77 76 77 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 16 17 18 20 21 21 20 20 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 20 20 20 18 17 16 15 15 14 14  
DISPERSION IDX..13 16 33 44 51 49 48 45 41 39 38 39  
LVORI...........5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
 
 
FORECASTER...STRUBLE  
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN JOHNSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611326.4/JAX  
.DELDT 04/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JENNIFER.KLINDT@FDACS.GOV,DAVID.SECHRIST@FDACS.GOV,JONATHAN.JOHNSON@FDACS.GOV  
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