653  
FNUS72 KJAX 020452  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JEKYLL ISLAND INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL 7/3/26...JEKYLL ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
1252 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON JULY 03.  
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  
 
PREDOMINANTLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY FOR THE AREA NEAR  
JEKYLL ISLAND ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE AFTERNOON ON JULY 4TH, WITH  
WINDS BUILDING FROM OUT OF THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE  
DIURNAL SEA BREEZE AND THEN BECOMING MORE MILD AND SOUTHERLY  
DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO  
BUILD IN MORE FROM OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........14 14 23 21 28 30 12 11 14 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............79 81 83 85 86 86 85 85 86 85  
RH..............88 85 80 72 72 72 75 75 72 72  
HEAT INDEX (F)..79 87 91 94 96 96 94 94 96 94  
WIND CHILL (F)..79 87 91 94 96 96 94 94 96 94  
SURFACE WND DIR.NE N NE NE NE E E E E E  
SURFACE WND SPD.2 3 5 6 7 9 12 12 12 10  
SURFACE WND GST.3 5 6 8 10 13 15 15 15 15  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........16 16 14 22 19 16 16 17 17 14 12 9  
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............84 84 82 82 82 81 81 81 81 80 80 79  
RH..............77 74 79 82 82 85 85 85 85 88 88 91  
HEAT INDEX (F)..93 92 89 89 89 87 87 87 87 86 86 79  
WIND CHILL (F)..93 92 89 89 89 87 87 87 87 86 86 79  
SURFACE WND DIR.E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.10 9 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3  
SURFACE WND GST.14 13 12 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7  
   
INDEPENDENCE DAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 6 5 5 4 4 7 9 12 15 18 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............79 79 80 82 84 86 87 87 86 86 86 85  
RH..............91 91 88 82 77 72 70 72 75 75 75 77  
HEAT INDEX (F)..79 79 86 89 93 96 98 99 97 97 97 96  
WIND CHILL (F)..79 79 86 89 93 96 98 99 97 97 97 96  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
SURFACE WND SPD.3 3 3 2 2 2 5 8 12 13 13 13  
SURFACE WND GST.5 5 5 3 3 3 7 12 15 17 18 18  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W SW S SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 8 7 6 6 7 8 10 12 13 14  
 
 
FORECASTER...CORLESS  
REQUESTED BY...B LARTZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2615763.0/JAX  
.DELDT 07/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DGAILEY@JEKYLLISLAND.COM,BLARTZ@JEKYLLISLAND.COM  
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