662  
FNUS72 KJAX 270441  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MITCHELL...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
1241 AM EDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON AUGUST 27.  
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  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE NORTHEAST OF THE REGION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS,  
WITH A TROUGH OVER THE AREA.  
 
MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BOTH TODAY  
AND FRIDAY. THIS TREND CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND, INTO NEXT  
WEEK AS WELL.  
 
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 18 16 24 30 39 55 63 74 72 65  
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 40 50 50 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10 10 20 40 50 50 40  
TEMP............69 71 75 82 86 88 90 91 90 91 87  
RH..............100 100 100 82 72 66 62 58 60 58 65  
HEAT INDEX (F)..69 71 75 89 96 98 101 101 99 101 95  
WIND CHILL (F)..69 71 75 89 96 98 101 101 99 101 95  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N S SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 8 8 8 9 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 2.4 3.3 3.9 4.5 5.0 4.2 3.4 2.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9  
DISPERSION IDX..3 7 13 22 34 39 45 49 42 38 30  
LVORI...........9 8 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 2  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........66 67 58 57 60 49 43 49 50 44 29 28  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 30 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).50 50 30 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............85 82 78 75 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 71  
RH..............70 77 88 94 97 97 97 97 100 100 100 100  
HEAT INDEX (F)..93 88 78 75 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 71  
WIND CHILL (F)..93 88 78 75 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SE SE N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 6 5 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 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 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6  
DISPERSION IDX..20 12 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
LVORI...........3 4 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 29 33 40 38 39 40 47 63 71 64 70  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC LKY CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC LKY CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 0 0 10 10 20 40 60 40 50  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 0 0 10 10 20 40 60 40 50  
TEMP............71 70 71 76 81 85 87 89 89 88 90 87  
RH..............100 100 100 97 88 77 70 64 64 66 62 68  
HEAT INDEX (F)..71 70 71 76 88 96 98 99 99 98 101 96  
WIND CHILL (F)..71 70 71 76 88 96 98 99 99 98 101 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N S SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 6 8 8 9 10 12 10 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.1 2.8 3.5 4.1 4.7 4.2 3.6 3.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 8 8 8  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 6 11 18 29 38 47 50 43 35 28  
LVORI...........9 9 9 7 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...STRUBLE  
REQUESTED BY...SAM JERMAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620618.0/JAX  
.DELDT 08/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SAMUEL_JERMAN@FWS.GOV  
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