826
FNUS72 KJAX 250804
FWSJAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR HWY 82...GA FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
404 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0449 EDT ON APRIL 25.
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.
..HIGH DISPERSION TODAY
DISCUSSION
SOUTHWEST FLOW PICKS UP SLIGHTLY TODAY, WHICH COMBINED WITH HIGH MIXING
HEIGHTS TO ABOUT 9 KFT WILL RESULT IN HIGH DISPERSIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
THE SEA BREEZE IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO THE FIRE BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM,
WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST TO ABOUT 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 12-15 MPH. THERE IS SOMEWHAT LOWER CONFIDENCE ON SEA BREEZE TODAY.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 3 PM AND LASTING UNTIL AT LEAST 1 AM
TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORM CHANCE IS ABOUT 10-15 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 30-35% RANGE AT THE MINIMUM THIS
AFTERNOON. A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ON SUNDAY WITH AFTERNOON
RH NOT AS LOW. FLOW WILL BE MORE OUT OF THE WEST OF SUNDAY AS A COOL FRONT
PROGRESSES SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE REGION, AND MORE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
TO NORTH BY SUNDAY EVENING.
TODAY
TIME (EDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 7 8 16 11 8 9 10 25 35 62 58 59 62
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY ARS ARS ARS
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK
TSTM COV........ SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
TEMP............63 61 59 58 62 69 76 82 86 88 89 89 88 86
RH..............84 90 90 93 89 74 62 49 42 35 33 33 34 39
HEAT INDEX (F)..63 61 59 58 62 69 76 83 86 87 87 88 87 85
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 2.2 3.6 5.8 8.0 9.1 8.2 6.2 4.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 12 13 13
DISPERSION IDX..5 5 4 4 9 12 24 38 64 90 100 100 86 62
LVORI...........5 6 6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........64 57 64 64 64 60 73 68 54 59 62 57
WEATHER COV.....ARS CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SMK RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 40 50 50 50 40 30 20 30 40 40 40
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 30 30 30 10 10 10 20 20 20 10
TEMP............84 80 76 73 70 69 67 65 65 63 62 62
RH..............42 51 60 70 78 83 84 84 84 89 92 97
HEAT INDEX (F)..84 81 76 73 70 69 67 65 65 64 63 62
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8
DISPERSION IDX..37 17 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 8
SUNDAY
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........57 74 70 56 56 56 59 62 65 65 65 65
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 50 50 50 50
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 30
TEMP............62 62 64 69 72 77 80 82 83 84 85 84
RH..............100 98 99 90 86 75 66 59 56 52 50 49
HEAT INDEX (F)..62 62 64 69 72 77 82 84 85 86 86 85
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 9 10 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.3 3.0 3.6 4.1 4.8 5.3 5.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10
DISPERSION IDX..4 4 8 12 19 28 36 44 50 58 63 61
LVORI...........9 9 7 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
FORECASTER...SHASHY
REQUESTED BY...KENNETH PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611580.1/JAX
.DELDT 04/25/26
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