900  
FNUS72 KJAX 020444  
FWSJAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY SINK SANDHILL 1...UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  
1244 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON JULY 02.  
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  
 
PREDOMINANTLY DRY WEATHER FOR THE VICINITY OF THE BURN AREA AS THE  
USUAL PATTERN OF DAYTIME SHOWERS AND STORMS IS INHIBITED BY THE  
PRESENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONDITIONS AND THE DRIER AIR MASS. WINDS  
WILL BUILD IN FROM OUT OF THE EAST IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN  
BECOME MORE MILD AND VARIABLE IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
ON FRIDAY, WINDS WILL BUILD MORE FROM OUT OF THE NORTHEAST WITH A  
HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPING IN THE MID TO  
LATE AFTERNOON.  
   
TODAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 7 5 1 3 11 18 18 30 36 32 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............70 70 73 77 82 86 88 90 91 93 93 93  
RH..............93 97 90 82 67 59 54 50 47 44 44 44  
HEAT INDEX (F)..70 70 73 77 86 91 92 95 95 97 97 97  
WIND CHILL (F)..70 70 73 77 86 91 92 95 95 97 97 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 1 2 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 13 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.7 2.9 4.1 4.8 5.5 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E NE NE E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8  
DISPERSION IDX..3 3 6 13 26 37 44 50 56 54 55 57  
LVORI...........7 8 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........34 23 13 12 8 26 30 16 13 18 12 4  
WEATHER COV.....SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............92 90 86 83 81 79 78 77 76 75 73 72  
RH..............47 52 61 67 74 79 82 85 87 90 97 100  
HEAT INDEX (F)..97 96 91 88 85 79 78 77 76 75 73 72  
WIND CHILL (F)..97 96 91 88 85 79 78 77 76 75 73 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 7 6 5 2 1 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 17 16 15 14 12 8 7 6 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.6 2.8 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 12 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 5 5  
DISPERSION IDX..50 37 7 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2  
LVORI...........1 1 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9  
   
FRIDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 5 19 7 8 17 21 20 41 46 55 45  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 20  
TEMP............72 72 74 79 83 86 88 90 91 92 93 91  
RH..............100 100 100 91 80 72 68 62 60 56 54 58  
HEAT INDEX (F)..72 72 74 79 91 96 99 101 102 102 103 101  
WIND CHILL (F)..72 72 74 79 91 96 99 101 102 102 103 101  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.5 1.6 2.6 3.7 4.4 5.0 5.7 5.4 5.0 4.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE E E E NE NE NE E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7  
DISPERSION IDX..2 2 4 9 16 22 25 29 40 38 37 37  
LVORI...........9 10 8 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...CORLESS  
REQUESTED BY...CULLY LORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2616582.0/JAX  
.DELDT 07/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CULLY@UFL.EDU  
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