495
FNUS72 KJAX 260735
FWSJAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR ORANGE CREEK RX...SJRWMD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
335 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON JUNE 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
LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THE
GULF SEA BREEZE WILL SHIFT WELL INLAND BRINGING ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE PRESCRIBED FIRE IN
THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS. STORMS COULD PRODUCE HEAVY
DOWNPOURS, GUSTY WINDS (30-40 MPH) AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 5 MPH DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR
WILL SLIGHTLY DECREASE STORM COVERAGE ON SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED
TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
GENERALLY FROM 1 PM - 6 PM. DEEPER MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RESULT IN
GOOD DAYTIME DISPERSIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGHS WILL RISE INTO
THE LOW 90S WITH MAX HEAT INDICES IN THE LOW 100S.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 9 10 18 18 31 38 57 64 69 63
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 20 30 40 40 40
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 20 40 50 50 50
TEMP............73 76 81 85 88 90 92 93 93 93 91
RH..............93 87 79 72 66 60 54 52 52 52 56
HEAT INDEX (F)..73 76 86 94 98 99 101 102 102 102 100
WIND CHILL (F)..73 76 86 94 98 99 101 102 102 102 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 3 5 6 6 7 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 9 9 10 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.7 2.8 3.9 4.7 5.2 5.3 4.9 4.3 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
DISPERSION IDX..3 7 17 33 50 58 62 60 58 50 40
LVORI...........6 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........60 54 35 40 41 45 35 40 40 33 22 22
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).40 30 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............89 88 85 82 80 79 78 77 76 75 75 74
RH..............59 61 70 77 82 82 85 88 87 90 90 90
HEAT INDEX (F)..97 96 93 88 85 79 78 77 76 75 75 74
WIND CHILL (F)..97 96 93 88 85 79 78 77 76 75 75 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SE SE S S S N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 9 8 7 7 6 5 5 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
DISPERSION IDX..27 14 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
LVORI...........2 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
SATURDAY
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 8 3 1 3 3 4 28 45 52 59 56
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 30 40 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 30 30 30
TEMP............74 73 77 81 85 88 90 92 93 94 93 92
RH..............90 93 90 79 70 66 60 56 52 51 52 54
HEAT INDEX (F)..74 73 77 86 93 98 99 102 102 103 102 101
WIND CHILL (F)..74 73 77 86 93 98 99 102 102 103 102 101
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 7 8 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.5 1.5 2.8 4.0 5.1 6.0 6.6 6.8 6.7 5.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 5 6 7 7 8 7 8 8 7
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 4 9 21 36 47 55 59 62 59 50
LVORI...........7 7 6 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...CHANEY
REQUESTED BY...LAND MANAGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2616225.0/JAX
.DELDT 06/26/26
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