697  
FNUS72 KJAX 272054  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY SINK 7.27.26...UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
454 PM EDT MON JUL 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1732 EDT ON JULY 27.  
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.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND  
COULD CONTINUE INTO MIDNIGHT. STORMS COULD CAUSE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS,  
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. VERY HOT AND HUMID THIS  
AFTERNOON CONTINUES AGAIN ON TUESDAY WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX AROUND  
110 F. WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH CALM OVERNIGHT.  
WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 10 MPH AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH  
GOOD DISPERSIONS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PASS NEAR THE  
FIRE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
TIME (EDT) 5PM  
SKY (%).........71  
WEATHER COV.....LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60  
CHC OF THDR (%).60  
TEMP............96  
RH..............49  
HEAT INDEX (F)..107  
WIND CHILL (F)..107  
20 FT WIND DIR..W  
20 FT WIND SPD..8  
20 FT WIND GUST.13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9  
DISPERSION IDX..47  
LVORI...........1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........69 66 71 71 71 72 64 56 49 46 43 41  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 40 40 40 30 20 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).50 50 50 40 40 20 20 20 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............94 91 87 85 83 82 81 81 80 80 80 79  
RH..............54 62 70 75 80 82 85 85 88 88 88 91  
HEAT INDEX (F)..106 103 98 94 91 89 87 87 86 86 86 79  
WIND CHILL (F)..106 103 98 94 91 89 87 87 86 86 86 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 5 5 3 2 1 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 10 9 9 7 7 6 3 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 2.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..36 24 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........38 36 21 31 35 30 31 44 49 54 51 44  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 0 10 10 10 20 30 30 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 0 0 10 10 10 20 30 30 20  
TEMP............79 78 81 84 88 91 93 95 96 96 95 93  
RH..............91 94 85 80 70 64 58 55 53 53 55 58  
HEAT INDEX (F)..79 78 87 94 100 105 106 109 110 110 109 106  
WIND CHILL (F)..79 78 87 94 100 105 106 109 110 110 109 106  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 5 6 7 7 8 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 6 6 7 9 10 12 12 14 16 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.8 1.5 2.2 2.8 3.9 4.9 6.0 5.1 4.2 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 5 10 16 25 34 47 54 54 52 42  
LVORI...........7 7 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...CHANEY  
REQUESTED BY...CULLY LORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2618297.1/JAX  
.DELDT 07/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CULLY@UFL.EDU  
 
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