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Spot Forecast for Hickory Sink 07.29.26...University of Florida
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
211 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1730 EDT on July 29.
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...

Scattered showers and storms will persist through the late
afternoon and into the overnight hours Today. Outside of any
showers or storms, winds will continue from the southwest- west,
with winds in the 10 to 15 mph range through the early evening
hours. Overnight winds will lessen a bit to a light breeze. Winds
rise to the 10 to 15 mph once again on Thursday, with occasional
gusts up to 20 mph. By Thursday, chances of showers and storms
persist through the morning hours into the afternoon hours, with
chances increasing through the day. Fair to Good dispersions are
expected to persist through Tomorrow. Not as hot on Thursday, but
still near heat advisory criteria.


.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (EDT)      5PM
Sky (%).........59
Weather cov.....SCH
Weather type....RW
Tstm cov........SCH
Chc of pcpn (%).20
Chc of thdr (%).20
Temp............92
RH..............64
Heat index (F)..107
Wind chill (F)..107
20 FT wind dir..SW
20 FT wind spd..14
20 FT wind gust.21
Mix hgt (kft)...3.3
Transp wind dir.W
Transp wind spd.17
Dispersion idx..58
LVORI...........1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........73  55  57  68  70  75  70  72  79  85  74  84
Weather cov.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).20  20  30  40  50  60  50  30  40  70  60  80
Chc of thdr (%).20  20  30  40  40  30  30  30  30  30  30  40
Temp............91  88  86  84  83  82  81  82  81  81  79  78
RH..............66  72  77  82  85  85  91  85  88  85  91  91
Heat index (F)..106 102 98  95  93  90  89  90  88  87  79  78
Wind chill (F)..106 102 98  95  93  90  89  90  88  87  79  78
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  W   W   SW  SW  W   W   W
20 FT wind spd..14  13  12  10  9   8   8   8   8   7   7   7
20 FT wind gust.21  20  18  18  17  16  17  16  16  16  16  16
Mix hgt (kft)...2.6 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  W   W
Transp wind spd.16  15  14  13  13  13  12  12  10  10  9   9
Dispersion idx..47  35  13  12  11  11  10  10  9   8   7   7
LVORI...........1   3   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.THURSDAY...
TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........69  54  57  61  64  64  68  68  72  76  74  76
Weather cov.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
Weather type....RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
Tstm cov........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
Chc of pcpn (%).50  30  30  40  40  40  50  50  60  60  60  60
Chc of thdr (%).40  30  20  20  20  40  50  50  60  60  60  60
Temp............77  76  78  80  83  85  87  89  89  90  90  87
RH..............94  97  94  91  85  80  75  70  70  66  66  72
Heat index (F)..77  76  78  87  93  97  100 103 103 103 103 99
Wind chill (F)..77  76  78  87  93  97  100 103 103 103 103 99
20 FT wind dir..SW  W   SW  W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind spd..7   7   7   8   8   9   10  12  12  12  13  13
20 FT wind gust.15  15  15  15  15  15  17  17  18  20  20  20
Mix hgt (kft)...0.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.7 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3
Transp wind dir.W   SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  W   W
Transp wind spd.9   9   9   10  13  14  14  14  14  14  15  15
Dispersion idx..6   6   10  15  26  32  35  36  33  35  37  37
LVORI...........6   7   8   5   4   3   3   3   3   2   3   3

$$
Forecaster...Cruz
Requested by...Cully Lord
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2618518.1/JAX
.DELDT 07/29/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL cully@ufl.edu