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FNUS72 KJAX 151913
FWSJAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADFORD/UNION SPOT WEATHER FORECAST...FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
213 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 EST ON JANUARY 15.
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
CLEAR SKIES AND BREEZY/GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL BE
EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS A
MUCH DRIER AND COOLER AIRMASS FILTERS INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL
RESULT IN GOOD DISPERSIONS THAT COULD BE BORDERLINE HIGH AT TIMES.
MINRH VALUES IN THE CRITICAL RANGE WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING (AROUND 25-30%), AND ALL CRITERIA WILL BE CLOSE TO
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER HEADLINES. IT WILL BE A COLD NIGHT TONIGHT
WITH A FREEZE AND WIDESPREAD FROST LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE
ANOTHER DRY AND COOL DAY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME MUCH LIGHTER
AND SHIFT MORE SO OUT OF SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST, RESULTING IN LOWER
DISPERSIONS IN THE 25-30 UNIT RANGE. MINRH VALUES WILL REMAIN AT
CRITICAL LEVELS FRIDAY, AROUND ONLY 25-30% DURING PEAK MIXING.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (EST) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0
TEMP............51 50 48
RH..............29 28 30
HEAT INDEX (F)..51 45 42
WIND CHILL (F)..51 45 42
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..16 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.26 24 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.2 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 22
DISPERSION IDX..75 72 61
LVORI...........1 1 1
TONIGHT
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 4 3 3 4 2 4 5 7 5 6 6
WEATHER COV..... WID ARS WID
WEATHER TYPE.... FST FST FST
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............44 41 38 36 36 34 33 32 29 28 27 25
RH..............33 39 42 44 44 47 49 51 58 60 63 68
HEAT INDEX (F)..38 36 33 31 31 29 29 27 25 24 27 25
WIND CHILL (F)..38 36 33 31 31 29 29 27 25 24 27 25
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..10 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 1 2
20 FT WIND GUST.20 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 9 7 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 15 14 13 13 12 12 10 8 6 5 3
DISPERSION IDX..44 9 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 2
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
FRIDAY
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 5 4 3 3
WEATHER COV.....WID WID WID PTY
WEATHER TYPE....FST FST FST FST
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............24 24 26 34 40 45 50 53 55 56 56 54
RH..............71 71 68 51 41 33 28 25 24 25 25 31
HEAT INDEX (F)..24 24 26 34 40 45 50 53 55 56 56 54
WIND CHILL (F)..24 24 26 34 40 45 50 53 55 56 56 54
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SE E E SE S S SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E SE S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7
DISPERSION IDX..2 3 3 5 7 10 12 17 21 23 25 17
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FORECASTER...DUBOIS
REQUESTED BY...GREG JACKSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600249.0/JAX
.DELDT 01/15/26
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.EMAIL THOMAS.JACKSON@FDACS.GOV
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