863  
FNUS72 KJAX 180453  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PINELAND ROAD FIRE...GFC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
1253 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MAY 18.  
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  
 
PATCHY FOG DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WILL BEGIN TO LIFT  
AFTER SUNRISE. EASTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS CONTINUE, BUT SHOWERS  
AND STORMS WILL BE LIMITED THIS AFTERNOON AS DRY AIR FILTERS INTO  
THE AREA FROM THE ATLANTIC, BUT CAN'T RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER  
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF AROUND 10 MPH DURING THE  
AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH AS THE SEA  
BREEZE PUSHES INLAND. BY THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, NEAR CALM WINDS  
DEVELOP, SETTING UP ANOTHER EVENING OF PATCHY FOG MONDAY NIGHT. BY  
EASTERLY WINDS CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. MINRH WILL REMAIN ABOVE  
CRITICAL LEVELS TO START THE WEEK WITH GOOD DISPERSIONS AS WELL.  
 
   
TODAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........39 34 33 32 21 19 17 17 16 17 16 17  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............64 64 66 72 76 81 85 87 90 92 92 92  
RH..............100 100 100 88 75 64 54 47 42 38 38 37  
HEAT INDEX (F)..64 65 66 72 77 83 87 89 91 93 93 93  
WIND CHILL (F)..64 64 66 71 76 82 86 88 90 92 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 6 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 9 10 13 13 13 13 14 14 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 2.5 3.4 4.2 5.0 5.8 6.1 6.4 6.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 12  
DISPERSION IDX..4 4 9 19 30 40 47 57 68 71 75 81  
LVORI...........9 9 8 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........14 11 9 10 11 13 19 25 30 38 39 43  
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 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............91 88 82 77 74 72 70 68 67 66 65 64  
RH..............40 44 56 67 74 80 87 93 97 100 100 100  
HEAT INDEX (F)..92 89 84 77 74 72 70 68 67 66 65 64  
WIND CHILL (F)..92 89 83 77 74 72 70 68 67 65 64 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 8 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 16 13 10 9 7 7 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 2.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 14 14 13 12 10 9 8 8 8  
DISPERSION IDX..67 46 9 9 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4  
LVORI...........1 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 9 9 9  
   
TUESDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 49 46 33 30 26 36 32 26 31 29 25  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG  
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 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............65 65 67 73 78 81 85 88 89 91 92 91  
RH..............100 100 100 85 75 67 60 52 48 44 42 43  
HEAT INDEX (F)..65 65 67 73 78 85 89 92 93 94 95 94  
WIND CHILL (F)..64 65 67 73 77 84 88 91 92 93 94 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 1 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 8 9 8 9 10 12 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.7 1.8 2.8 3.9 4.7 5.5 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 8 17 28 39 47 56 63 62 62 66  
LVORI...........9 9 7 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...CRUZ  
REQUESTED BY...ETHAN ROBERTSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2613810.1/JAX  
.DELDT 05/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JSQUIRES@GFC.STATE.GA.US,MWILLIFORD@GFC.STATE.GA.US,CESTONE@GFC.STATE.GA.US,KWELLS@GFC.STATE.GA.US,BJOINER@GFC.STATE.GA.US,EROBERTSON@GFC.STATE.GA.US,KLYNN@GFC.STATE.GA.US  
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