073  
FNUS72 KJAX 170439  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BALU FOREST 1H...ALACHUA COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
1239 AM EDT THU JUL 17 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 17.  
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 CENTERED TO THE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HIGH  
WILL BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST FRIDAY AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS  
ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN US. DAILY CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
ARE FORECAST, MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 32 41 44 48 56 60 69 70  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC LKY  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 20 20 40 50 50 60  
TEMP............80 85 88 90 92 93 92 91 90  
RH..............88 77 70 64 60 58 58 60 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 14 16 16 14 14 14 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.5 3.3 3.8 4.2 4.7 4.8 4.1 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 12 10 9 8 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..25 39 51 53 52 37 33 29 27  
LVORI...........4 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........63 61 66 65 60 56 45 29 21 18 18 20  
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC LKY SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 30 30 30 20 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............89 88 85 83 81 79 77 77 76 76 75 74  
RH..............64 66 75 80 82 88 90 90 90 90 94 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 10 7 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..22 14 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........2 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8  
 

 
FORECASTER...STRUBLE  
REQUESTED BY...DAVID HOYT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2518130.0/JAX  
.DELDT 07/17/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DHOYT@ALACHUACOUNTY.US  
 
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