656  
FNUS72 KJAX 211832  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CREWS ROAD FIRE...CLAY COUNTY FIRE RESCUE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
232 PM EDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 EDT ON APRIL 21.  
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.  
   
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TRANSITIONING TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY AS THE  
EAST COAST SEA BREEZE PUSHES ACROSS THE WILDFIRE LOCATION THIS  
AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS UPWARDS OF ABOUT 15 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED, FALLING  
TO AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE EASTERLY WINDS WILL  
DECREASE AFTER SUNSET, BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE  
OVERNIGHT HOURS. SIMILAR PATTERN ON WEDNESDAY WITH AN EAST COAST  
SEA BREEZE PASSAGE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS,  
BUT OVERALL EXPECT SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND SOME CLOUD  
COVER.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........4 8 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0  
TEMP............81 81 80  
RH..............28 28 30  
HEAT INDEX (F)..80 80 79  
WIND CHILL (F)..80 80 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...7.6 7.4 6.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12  
DISPERSION IDX..80 55 50  
LVORI...........1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........11 24 30 27 34 29 37 54 46 47 46 59  
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............78 76 70 68 65 64 62 61 60 58 58 57  
RH..............35 40 51 59 65 70 72 78 78 83 80 86  
HEAT INDEX (F)..78 76 70 68 65 64 62 61 60 58 58 57  
WIND CHILL (F)..78 76 70 68 65 64 62 61 60 58 58 57  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE E N NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 9 7 6 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 14 10 9 7 6 3 3 3 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 2.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5  
DISPERSION IDX..53 36 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2  
LVORI...........1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........46 52 49 36 44 41 46 50 61 57 59 59  
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............56 57 58 64 72 76 78 80 80 80 81 79  
RH..............90 83 87 78 61 52 48 45 45 44 44 49  
HEAT INDEX (F)..56 57 58 64 72 76 78 80 80 80 81 79  
WIND CHILL (F)..56 57 58 64 72 76 78 80 80 80 81 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW N NE E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 6 7 8 10 12 12 13 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 3 3 6 9 10 13 16 17 17 20 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.4 1.9 3.8 5.5 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W SW S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 2 5 7 9 9 10 12 12 13 13  
DISPERSION IDX..2 1 2 10 31 53 62 62 45 45 45 43  
LVORI...........6 6 5 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 

 
FORECASTER...CORLESS  
REQUESTED BY...CHIEF BOREE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611064.1/JAX  
.DELDT 04/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL REGAN.SMITH@CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM,ARIEL.LEVASSEUR@CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM,TYLER.EVANS@CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM,KAYLA.FUTCH@CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM,AMANDA.STITT@CLAYCOUNTYGOV.COM  
 
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