567  
FNUS72 KJAX 201256  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SPECIAL EVENT- DISTRICT ADTER DUSK...JEKYLL ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
756 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 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.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE AREA SATURDAY WITH  
SHOWER CHANCES INCREASING BY 2 PM. A LINE OF WEAKENING  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL APPROACH JEKYLL ISLAND AROUND 4 PM AND BRING AN  
ATTENDANT RISK OF LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. THE LINE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOW AND STALL NEAR JEKYLL, POTENTIALLY SETTING  
UP SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM 6 PM TO  
11 PM. BEFORE THE RAIN, WINDS WILL BE BREEZY AND OFFSHORE (FROM  
THE SOUTHWEST) THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE  
UPPER 70S.  
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........42 39 35 32 34 36 38 46  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 40 40 40 40 40  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............68 71 73 75 77 77 77 75  
RH..............87 79 71 66 62 60 60 64  
HEAT INDEX (F)..68 71 73 75 77 77 77 75  
WIND CHILL (F)..68 71 73 75 77 77 77 75  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9  
SURFACE WND GST.14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 17 17 18 18 17  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........53 61 67 72 78 81 83 86 86 87 87 84  
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 70 70 70 70 70 70 80 80 80 80 80  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............73 70 68 66 64 63 62 62 61 60 60 59  
RH..............68 76 81 84 90 93 97 97 97 100 96 100  
HEAT INDEX (F)..73 70 68 66 64 63 62 62 61 60 60 59  
WIND CHILL (F)..73 70 68 66 64 63 62 62 61 60 60 59  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8  
SURFACE WND GST.14 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 15  
 

 
FORECASTER...BOOTHE  
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS GAILEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2603304.0/JAX  
.DELDT 02/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DGAILEY@JEKYLLISLAND.COM  
 
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