Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
Issued by NWS Jacksonville, FL
688 FNUS72 KJAX 170818 FWSJAX Spot Forecast for Watermelon Pond WEA...FWC National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 418 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 EDT on July 17. 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... Winds will be light through the morning and early afternoon, around 4-8 mph and favoring a northwesterly direction. The Gulf sea breeze will push inland reaching the burn area around 3-4 PM. Anticipate a couple rounds of scattered thunderstorms today. The first with the passage of the sea breeze and the second occurring during the early evening 6-9 PM as thunderstorm activity drifts back toward the Gulf. Be prepared for chaotic winds up to 30 mph with vicinity thunderstorm activity. Rain and thunderstorm chances will continue to increase this weekend as an upper disturbance moves into the northeastern Gulf. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........22 21 6 7 5 19 30 48 62 74 79 84 Weather cov..... SCH SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ SCH SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 40 60 70 70 Chc of thdr (%).0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 40 60 70 70 Temp............75 75 76 79 84 87 90 91 91 92 91 89 RH..............87 87 94 85 74 70 64 60 60 58 62 66 Heat index (F)..75 75 76 79 92 98 102 102 102 103 103 100 Wind chill (F)..75 75 76 79 92 98 102 102 102 103 103 100 20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW W W 20 FT wind spd..2 2 2 3 3 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT wind gust.9 9 8 8 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.2 3.1 3.8 4.5 5.2 4.1 3.1 2.1 Transp wind dir.NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW W SW Transp wind spd.6 7 7 7 8 9 8 8 7 7 8 8 Dispersion idx..3 3 7 14 25 36 41 43 44 35 27 19 LVORI...........6 6 6 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........82 71 82 77 74 76 58 67 51 50 35 51 Weather cov.....LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC Weather type....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH Chc of pcpn (%).60 60 40 40 30 40 30 30 20 20 20 30 Chc of thdr (%).60 60 40 40 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 Temp............88 85 83 81 80 79 78 77 77 76 75 75 RH..............68 72 77 88 88 88 91 90 90 90 94 94 Heat index (F)..99 94 90 88 86 79 78 77 77 76 75 75 Wind chill (F)..99 94 90 88 86 79 78 77 77 76 75 75 20 FT wind dir..W W W W SW SW S S S S S SE 20 FT wind spd..6 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 20 FT wind gust.9 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 Mix hgt (kft)...1.5 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 Transp wind dir.SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW S S Transp wind spd.7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 Dispersion idx..13 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 LVORI...........3 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........45 43 25 35 39 54 39 49 75 82 83 78 Weather cov.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY Weather type....RNF RNF RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY Chc of pcpn (%).20 20 20 20 20 30 10 20 40 70 70 70 Chc of thdr (%).20 20 20 20 20 30 10 20 40 70 70 70 Temp............75 73 75 78 82 85 88 89 89 90 88 87 RH..............90 97 97 97 88 82 72 70 70 68 72 72 Heat index (F)..75 73 75 78 91 98 102 103 103 105 102 99 Wind chill (F)..75 73 75 78 91 98 102 103 103 105 102 99 20 FT wind dir..S S S SE S S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 20 FT wind gust.7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 13 14 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.7 0.7 1.5 2.4 3.2 3.5 3.8 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.1 Transp wind dir.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW Transp wind spd.5 3 3 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 Dispersion idx..2 2 4 9 17 28 31 38 32 34 34 33 LVORI...........7 8 8 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 $$ Forecaster...Boothe Requested by...Teri Graves-Mckinstry Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2617479.0/JAX .DELDT 07/17/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Teri.graves@myfwc.com