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FNUS72 KJAX 011301
FWSJAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MULTI-AGENCY INFORMATION CENTER EVENT...IMMEDIATE NEEDS RECOVERY UNIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
901 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 01.
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 NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL KEEP THE PATTERN ACTIVE
THROUGH SATURDAY. THROUGH TONIGHT, SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA
THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING AND AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AS WELL,
HOWEVER EXPECTING T'STORM CHANCES TO DROP TO VERY LOW AFTER
SUNSET. SATURDAY, NOT ONLY WILL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND T'STORMS
BE INCREASED, BUT THERE IS A HIGHER RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS, WITH THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER CURRENTLY PLACES
NORTHEAST FLORIDA IN A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2/5) FOR SEVERE
T'STORMS. A THIS TIME WE ARE EXPECTING TWO "ROUNDS" OF T'STORMS,
THE FIRST BEING BETWEEN ABOUT 8AM TO 12PM, AND THE SECOND BEING
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN
POTENTIAL HAZARD WILL BE WIND GUSTS OF 40-60 MPH, BUT AN ISOLATED
TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. RAIN/T'STORM CHANCES ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH UNTIL AFTER ABOUT 6PM.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........66 58 50 57 64 71 72 75 78
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 30 30 20 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 30
TEMP............71 75 78 80 82 83 83 84 83
RH..............71 64 58 52 47 44 44 43 43
HEAT INDEX (F)..71 75 78 81 82 83 83 84 83
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N NW NW NW N N
SURFACE WND SPD.1 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 6
SURFACE WND GST.2 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 9
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8
TONIGHT
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........81 87 93 94 95 96 95 93 92 93 94 95
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 60 40 30 20 20 20 30 10 10 20
CHC OF THDR (%).30 30 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 20
TEMP............81 78 74 71 69 68 66 66 64 64 64 63
RH..............49 56 69 76 78 81 87 87 93 93 90 93
HEAT INDEX (F)..82 78 74 71 69 68 66 66 64 64 64 63
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N NE NE N N N N N N
SURFACE WND SPD.6 7 7 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
SURFACE WND GST.9 10 10 7 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N NE NE NE N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 8 8 8
SATURDAY
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........95 94 94 94 94 94 95 95 96 96 96 96
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
CHC OF THDR (%).20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 50 50 50 30
TEMP............63 64 62 64 68 71 70 69 68 67 66 65
RH..............97 93 100 100 90 84 87 87 90 90 87 87
HEAT INDEX (F)..63 64 62 64 68 71 70 69 68 67 66 65
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N NE N W W NW NW NW NW NW
SURFACE WND SPD.1 2 2 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 8
SURFACE WND GST.2 3 10 12 15 17 18 18 20 18 18 17
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE N NW NW NW NW N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 9 13 15 16 16 15 16 17 17
FORECASTER...DUBOIS
REQUESTED BY...MICHELLE HINDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2612249.1/JAX
.DELDT 05/01/26
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