Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
200 FNUS72 KJAX 270745 FWSJAX Spot Forecast for ASSPD Drone Burn Demonstration...Florida Department of Environmental Protection National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 345 AM EDT Tue Oct 27 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 EDT on October 27. 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. ...ELEVATED NIGHTTIME DISPERSION VALUES EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .DISCUSSION... Strong northeasterly surface and transport winds will continue through Wednesday, creating good daytime dispersion values despite mostly cloudy skies. Elevated nighttime dispersion values are expected to continue through at least Thursday night. Occasional light to briefly moderate showers will persist near the burn site through late afternoon, with activity expected to be brief in duration. Dry conditions are forecast this evening through Wednesday morning, followed by increasing chances for showers on Wednesday afternoon. These occasional showers may impact the site on Wednesday night and Thursday, with briefly moderate to heavy downpours possible. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........49 51 48 38 37 47 56 48 39 30 Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Chc of pcpn (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............70 72 76 78 78 78 78 78 78 76 RH..............87 81 71 69 69 69 69 69 69 74 20 FT wind dir..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT wind spd..17 17 18 20 18 18 18 21 23 24 20 FT wind gust.26 26 26 28 28 28 26 28 28 29 Mix hgt (kft)...0.7 1.4 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 Transp wind dir.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Transp wind spd.22 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 Dispersion idx..30 40 50 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 LVORI...........4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky (%).........33 25 31 14 11 23 Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 10 0 10 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............75 74 73 73 74 73 RH..............76 79 81 81 76 81 20 ft wind......NE 23 NE 18 NE 18 NE 18 NE 17 NE 18 20 ft wind gust.28 28 26 28 28 28 Mix hgt (ft)....2300 1000 800 700 600 600 Transport wind..NE 24 NE 23 NE 23 NE 24 NE 24 NE 24 Dispersion idx..55 25 25 25 25 25 LVORI...........3 3 3 3 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM Sky (%).........25 48 65 Weather cov..... CHANCE Weather type....NONE NONE RNSHWR Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 50 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 10 Temp............73 76 78 RH..............81 82 79 Heat index (F)..73 76 78 20 FT wind......NE 17G28 NE 24G29 NE 23G28 Mix hgt (ft)....800 2500 3000 Transport wind..NE 24 NE 24 NE 24 Dispersion idx..25 55 60 LVORI...........3 3 3 $$ Forecaster...Nelson Requested by...Mark Werley Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2624576.0/JAX .DELDT 10/27/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL mark.werley@floridadep.gov