396  
FNUS72 KJAX 260710  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HANCOCK FIRE...USFS/FFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
310 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0807 EDT ON MARCH 26.  
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.  
   
..FOG THIS MORNING AND FRIDAY MORNING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND THEN WILL CLEAR UP  
BY THIS AFTERNOON. DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE. A NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND  
WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING WITH WARMER DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES  
TODAY. WITH LIGHTER WINDS TODAY DISPERSIONS WILL BE BELOW 45.  
MIN RH TODAY ABOUT 45-50 PERCENT. EXPECT SOME AREAS OF FOG AGAIN  
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.  
 
THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY CAUSING  
SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHWEST AND WEST  
THROUGH THE DAY. DISPERSION WILL RISE UP HIGHER CLOSER TO 50-52.  
MIN RH ON FRIDAY WILL END UP LOWER, DOWN TO ABOUT 35-40 PERCENT.  
   
TODAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........85 78 69 67 30 32 33 37 44 47  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............58 61 66 71 76 79 81 82 84 84  
RH..............100 100 93 81 69 60 53 47 46 46  
HEAT INDEX (F)..58 61 66 71 76 79 82 82 84 84  
WIND CHILL (F)..58 61 66 71 76 79 82 82 84 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 10 10 13 13 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.0 1.7 2.6 3.6 4.5 5.2 5.8 6.0 5.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 6 6  
DISPERSION IDX..6 8 15 22 26 31 31 35 42 42  
LVORI...........9 8 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........54 41 20 11 9 13 14 18 18 19 31 25  
WEATHER COV..... ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............83 79 75 71 69 66 65 64 63 62 62 61  
RH..............48 56 66 76 81 90 93 97 100 100 97 100  
HEAT INDEX (F)..83 79 75 71 69 66 65 64 63 62 62 61  
WIND CHILL (F)..83 79 75 71 69 66 65 64 63 62 62 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 10 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E SE SE SE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 7  
DISPERSION IDX..38 25 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3  
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 9 9 9 9  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 25 28 17 12 6 12 17 23 23 24 24  
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............61 60 61 64 71 77 81 84 87 88 89 88  
RH..............97 96 97 97 79 67 58 49 43 41 38 39  
HEAT INDEX (F)..61 60 61 64 71 77 83 85 87 88 89 88  
WIND CHILL (F)..61 60 61 64 71 77 83 85 87 88 89 88  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.9 5.1 6.0 7.0 7.4 7.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 5 7 14 22 30 37 42 48 51 50  
LVORI...........9 9 9 7 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...SHASHY  
REQUESTED BY...WOODROME  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2607440.2/JAX  
.DELDT 03/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WESLEY.WOODROME@USDA.GOV,JOSEPH.BOVA@USDA.GOV  
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