479  
FNUS72 KJAX 031346  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CLAY COUNTY PRO RODEO...CLAY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
946 AM EDT THU SEP 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.  
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  
 
...HEAT ADVISORIES POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON FROM FRIDAY THROUGH  
SUNDAY...  
 
...STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY  
EVENING HOURS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...  
 
HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY  
AFTERNOONS, WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AT THE EVENT  
SITE, MAINLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS  
EACH DAY. STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR OR AT THE EVENT SITE  
DURING THIS TIME FRAME, WITH ACTIVITY POTENTIALLY BRINGING WIND  
GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND TORRENTIAL  
DOWNPOURS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. RAINFALL AND SPORADIC  
LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD LINGER INTO THE EVENT ONSET ON FRIDAY  
AND SATURDAY EVENINGS.  
 
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO THE LOW AND MID 90S BEFORE  
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS, WITH HEAT  
ADVISORIES POSSIBLE, AS PEAK HEAT INDICES RISE TO THE 108-112  
DEGREE RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS EACH DAY. LATE AFTERNOON  
AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL COOL  
TEMPERATURES TO THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80 AT EVENT TIME ON  
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS. OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY,  
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL PREVAIL THROUGH  
THE AFTERNOON HOURS THROUGH SUNSET ON FRIDAY, WITH SPEEDS  
SUBSIDING TO 5-10 MPH AFTER SUNSET. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 5-10  
MPH WILL PREVAIL ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........37 45 47 64 62 65 73  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 40 40 50 60  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 20 40 40 50 60  
TEMP............88 91 92 92 91 89 86  
RH..............75 68 68 66 68 70 77  
HEAT INDEX (F)..103 108 111 109 108 103 98  
SURFACE WND DIR.SE S S SE SE SE SE  
SURFACE WND SPD.6 7 7 7 8 8 8  
SURFACE WND GST.10 12 12 13 14 14 14  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 8 8  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........80 74 56 49 51 53 52 52 51 50 50 49  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........LKY LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 60 20 20 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).70 60 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............83 81 79 78 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 74  
RH..............85 88 94 94 97 97 97 97 97 100 97 100  
HEAT INDEX (F)..93 88 79 78 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 74  
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE S S SE S S S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SURFACE WND GST.13 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
SATURDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........46 43 57 57 57 57 57 57 76 76 76 76  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 40 40 40 40 40 40 60 60 60 60  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 10 10 10 30 30 30 60 60 60 50  
TEMP............74 74 76 79 83 86 88 90 91 91 90 89  
RH..............100 100 97 91 85 80 75 70 68 66 68 68  
HEAT INDEX (F)..74 74 76 79 93 100 103 106 108 106 105 102  
SURFACE WND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 6 6  
SURFACE WND GST.6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 7  
 
 
FORECASTER...NELSON  
REQUESTED BY...ZACH COX  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2620812.1/JAX  
.DELDT 09/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ZCOX@CLAYSHERIFF.COM  
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