241  
FNUS72 KJAX 180824  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PENNER POND...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
424 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON JUNE 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  
HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY  
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH GUSTS PUSHING ABOVE 15  
MPH BY 1000. DUE TO THE ENHANCED TRANSPORT WINDS, DISPERSION WILL  
BE ON THE HIGH END BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW  
TENDS TO BRING AN EARLIER CHANCE IN THE SHOWERS AND IT'S POSSIBLE  
FOR SHOWERS TO DEVELOP NEAR THE RX SITE BY NOON. ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT BY THE HIGHER CHANCES ARE LIKELY  
TO BE EAST OF THE BURN. IF T'STORMS DEVELOP, THE BEST WINDOW WILL  
BE AROUND 1500-1700 AND MAY PRODUCE ERRATIC GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
 
THERE WILL BE HIGH CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND POTENTIALLY A  
FEW ROUNDS OF STORMS ON FRIDAY AS A TRAILING FRONT STALLS ACROSS  
SOUTHERN GEORGIA. SOME STORMS ON FRIDAY COULD BE STRONG OR  
MARGINALLY SEVERE.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........55 43 33 40 50 42 53 67 60 59 61  
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 0 10 10 20 40 40 40 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 20 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............78 80 83 87 91 93 94 95 94 93 92  
RH..............82 82 80 68 60 54 51 48 51 52 54  
HEAT INDEX (F)..78 85 91 96 102 103 103 104 103 102 101  
WIND CHILL (F)..78 85 91 96 102 103 103 104 103 102 101  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.9 3.0 3.9 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.3 3.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 14 15 16 16 15 14 14 14 14  
DISPERSION IDX..6 17 35 58 76 87 88 63 59 58 58  
LVORI...........4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........53 51 56 59 46 54 66 51 60 38 36 34  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).30 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............90 88 86 84 82 81 81 80 80 79 79 79  
RH..............58 63 68 70 77 79 79 82 82 82 82 82  
HEAT INDEX (F)..98 97 94 90 88 86 86 85 85 79 79 79  
WIND CHILL (F)..98 97 94 90 88 86 86 85 85 79 79 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 16 15 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 14 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 1.8 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
DISPERSION IDX..43 27 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 5  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5  
   
JUNETEENTH  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........26 43 55 34 48 53 59 55 63 68 69 82  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 30 40 30 50 50 40 30  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 10 30 40 30 40 40 40 20  
TEMP............79 78 80 82 86 87 89 90 91 91 92 90  
RH..............82 85 85 85 75 75 68 66 64 62 58 62  
HEAT INDEX (F)..79 78 85 90 97 100 102 103 105 103 103 101  
WIND CHILL (F)..79 78 85 90 97 100 102 103 105 103 103 101  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 17 18 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.8 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 14 15 16 16 16 15 15 15 15  
DISPERSION IDX..4 6 14 31 51 67 69 69 61 58 52 44  
LVORI...........5 5 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOOTHE  
REQUESTED BY...J RAMSAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2615726.0/JAX  
.DELDT 06/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOHN.RAMSAY@USDA.GOV  
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