Florida, 2010Wildfire in Florida, October 16 to 27, 2010
October 16 to 27, 2010 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Very dry conditions across much of northeast Florida helped a wildfire grow in the Ocala National Forest, south of Juniper Springs, for several days. On October 16th, the wildfire was around 5 acres big.
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Very dry conditions across much of northeast Florida helped a wildfire grow in the Ocala National Forest, south of Juniper Springs, for several days. On October 16th, the wildfire was around 5 acres big. By the 19th, the fire had grown to approximately 1000 acres On the 23rd, the wildfire was 1826 acres, and was named the Bombing Range Nine Wildfire. On the 24th, the forest service reported that the fire had grown to 2136 acres. On the 27th, the fire was 2436 acres per the U.S. Forest Service.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 15, 8:29 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 8:29 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
929 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010
.UPDATE...
SECONDARY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED BY EARLY SAT MORNING WITH
A WIND SHIFT FROM THE W/NW TO THE N/NE ON SATURDAY. CLEAR SKIES
AND GOOD RAD COOLING CONDS WILL ALLOW FOR MIN TEMPS ONCE AGAIN IN
THE 40S OVER INLAND AREAS AND 50S ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT. MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY WITH COOL N/NE FLOW HOLDING
MAX TEMPS IN THE MID/UPPER 70S ALONG THE COAST AND ACRS SERN GA
WHILE INLD NERN FL WILL STILL TOP OUT AROUND 80 DEGREES. BREEZY
NELY FLOW ALONG THE COAST WILL DEVELOP WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT
15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT TIMES.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR EXPECTED.
&&
.MARINE...THE COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE WATERS AND WILL BE
MOVING THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NW AND INCREASE
TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH OCNL HIGHER GUSTS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 45 78 43 82 / 0 0 0 0
SSI 56 76 56 78 / 0 0 0 0
JAX 49 77 51 79 / 0 0 0 0
SGJ 56 77 56 78 / 0 0 0 0
GNV 46 80 46 82 / 0 0 0 0
OCF 46 82 49 82 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR ALACHUA-
BAKER-BRADFORD-CLAY-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-
MARION-NASSAU-PUTNAM-SUWANNEE-UNION.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-
CLAY-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-MARION-NASSAU-PUTNAM-
SUWANNEE-UNION.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR FLAGLER-ST
JOHNS.
GA...NONE.
AM...NONE.
&&
HESS/PETERSON/KEEGANHazardous weather outlook, Oct 15, 8:00 PM EST, 4 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
900 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-161000-
ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-
CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE-
COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)-
GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM-
ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE-
900 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 2010
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
DRY AIR PERSISTING OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE
DANGER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
MZ/JCH
Wildfire, Marion
- When
- October 16, 12:00 AM EST to October 27, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
The U.S. Forest Service reported a wildfire in the Ocala National Forest south of Juniper Springs on Oct. 16th that was about 5 acres in size. Dry conditions continued to help the file grow and by Oct. 27th, the fire had grown to 2436 acres. On Oct. 30th, the fire had grown to 3111 acres and was named Bombing Range Nine. It should be noted that October 2010 was the driest October on record for Jacksonville Florida and Gainesville Florida.
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 258590.