740  
FNUS72 KJAX 020808  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JEKYLL ISLAND INDEPENDENCE DAY...JEKYLL ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
408 AM EDT WED JUL 2 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 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  
A FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF JEKYLL ISLAND BY FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON. ANTICIPATE A FEW SHOWERS TO PUSH IN OFF THE WATER  
THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BUT THUNDERSTORM CHANCES  
WILL BE LOW. THE FORECAST UPDATES BETWEEN NOW AND FRIDAY MAY EVEN  
DECREASE RAIN CHANCES MORE OVER IF CURRENT TRENDS CONTINUE. AFTER  
3 PM, IT APPEARS THAT RAIN CHANCES WILL BE SLIGHT WITH MOST  
ACTIVITY TO THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL BE ONSHORE (COMING FROM THE  
ATLANTIC) AND BE FAIRLY BREEZY ALONG THE COAST WITH GUSTS UP TO 20  
MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
 
   
INDEPENDENCE DAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 54 67 67 67 67  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 30 50 50 50 50  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 30 30 30 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............80 81 83 83 83 83 83 83 83  
RH..............91 91 85 85 85 85 85 82 82  
HEAT INDEX (F)..87 90 92 94 95 95 95 92 91  
WIND CHILL (F)..80 82 83 84 84 84 84 83 83  
SURFACE WND DIR.N NE NE E E E E E E  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 8 9 10 12 13 13 13 13  
SURFACE WND GST.10 12 13 15 17 18 20 20 18  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NE E E E E E E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 12 13 13 13 14 14  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........67 67 40 39 39 39 39 39 36 36 36 38  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).50 50 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............82 82 81 81 80 80 80 80 80 80 79 79  
RH..............85 82 85 85 88 88 88 85 85 85 88 88  
HEAT INDEX (F)..91 89 89 89 87 87 87 85 85 85 79 79  
WIND CHILL (F)..83 82 82 82 81 81 81 80 80 80 79 79  
SURFACE WND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E NE NE  
SURFACE WND SPD.12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10  
SURFACE WND GST.17 15 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 14  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E E E E E NE NE E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...BOOTHE  
REQUESTED BY...BILLY LARTZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2517035.0/JAX  
.DELDT 07/02/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BLARTZ@JEKYLLISLAND.COM  
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