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FNUS72 KJAX 220517
FWSJAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 SHRIMP & GRITS FESTIVAL...JEKYLL ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
117 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON OCTOBER 23.
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
..ELEVATED AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE NORTH FRIDAY, YIELDING AN ELEVATED
ONSHORE FLOW. THE HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH AN INVERTED
TROUGH DEVELOPING TO THE EAST. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL
RESULT IN A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW FROM THE NORTHEAST. WINDS WILL BE ELEVATED
AND GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. DUE TO THE TROUGH, RAIN CHANCES WILL
INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT, AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED OVER THE WEEKEND.
FRIDAY
TIME (EDT) 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM
SKY (%).........5 3 5 6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 68 69 67
RH..............86 61 55 61
HEAT INDEX (F)..57 68 69 67
WIND CHILL (F)..57 68 69 67
SURFACE WIND....N 9G14 NE 15G20 NE 16G22 NE 17G23
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14 NE 17 NE 17 NE 20
FRIDAY NIGHT
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........9 16 11 17 14 11 14 17 20 28 37 45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............65 64 63 63 63 62 62 61 61 61 61 61
RH..............68 67 67 70 70 72 72 78 78 81 81 84
HEAT INDEX (F)..65 64 63 63 63 62 62 61 61 61 61 61
WIND CHILL (F)..65 64 63 63 63 62 62 61 61 61 61 61
SURFACE WND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
SURFACE WND SPD.18 18 17 18 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 20
SURFACE WND GST.24 25 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 24 25 26
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 22 22
SATURDAY
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 50 52 54 57 59 59 60 60 61 63 64
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............61 60 60 61 63 65 66 68 68 69 69 68
RH..............84 87 87 87 87 84 81 78 78 78 78 81
HEAT INDEX (F)..61 60 60 61 63 65 66 68 68 69 69 68
WIND CHILL (F)..61 60 60 61 63 65 66 68 68 69 69 68
SURFACE WND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SURFACE WND SPD.21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 26 28 28
SURFACE WND GST.28 29 30 31 31 32 33 35 36 37 37 38
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 24 24 25 26 28 28 29 29 30 31
FORECASTER...STRUBLE
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS GAILEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2623995.0/JAX
.DELDT 10/22/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BLARTZ@JEKYLLISLAND.COM,DGAILEY@JEKYLLISLAND.COM,LHATCHER@JEKYLLISLAND.COM,NJENSEN@JEKYLLISLAND.COM,GBENNETT@JEKYLLISLAND.COM
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