A cold front associated with an area of low pressure and upper-level disturbance will shift eastward into the Florida Panhandle today, giving way to isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day (25-50% chance of rain).
The cold front will continue to move eastward through the Big Bend and Northern Peninsula tonight into Friday morning, allowing isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms to persist through the overnight hours along and ahead of the frontal boundary (20-45% chance of rain).
Mostly dry conditions can be expected through the Peninsula and Keys today and tonight with a brief shower or two possible at times as high pressure lingers ahead of the cold front (near 0-15% chance of rain).
Breezy winds near 5-15 mph with gusts upwards of 10-20 mph can be expected across the state, primarily along and near the frontal boundary as it moves into the state.
High temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s along the Florida Panhandle with low to middle 80s elsewhere.
Moderate tohigh risk for rip currents along East Coast and Florida Panhandle.
Coastal Flood Advisories are in effect along the St. Johns River Basin, East Coast, and Keys for minor to moderate coastal floodingnear and at times of high tide.
Minor tomoderate riverine floodingcontinues along portions of the Withlacoochee and St. Johns Rivers.
Low temperatures in the upper 40s to middle 50s across the Florida Panhandle and into the Suwannee Valley with upper 50s to low 60s through the rest of the Northern Peninsula, upper 60s to low 70s across Central and South Florida, and middle 70s along the Keys.
As of 7 AM EST, Tropical Depression Nineteen is located about 250 miles east of Isla Guanaja Honduras moving westward at 15 mph. This motion should continue through today, taking the system across the western Caribbean Sea. The depression is expected to stall and meander near the north coast of Honduras late Friday and through the weekend. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours. The depression is forecast to become a tropical storm later today and continue strengthening, if it remains over water.
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