Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
- An active weather pattern will begin later today, with scattered showers and embedded thunderstorms becoming increasingly numerous west of the US-231 corridor this afternoon and evening (50-75% chance of rain).
- The greatest coverage of shower and thunderstorm activity arrives tonight along the I-10 corridor (75-near 100% chance of rain) as the slow-moving frontal system advances eastward.
- Isolated ponding water and flooding will be possible across the western Florida Panhandle, especially for low-lying/flood-prone locations that see multiple rounds of training showers and thunderstorms.
- Atmospheric conditions this afternoon become somewhat conducive for isolated strong to locally severe thunderstorms ahead of the cold front, and the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) is outlooking a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for Severe Weather along the Florida Panhandle and western Florida Big Bend.
- While a few damaging wind gusts (45-60 mph) and a tornado or two will be possible, the persistent cloud cover we have seen through the morning hours may become a limiting factor; radar and satellite trends will continue to be monitored to determine the extent of the eventual severe weather risk.
- Rain chances remain near zero elsewhere across the state, with afternoon high temperatures rising into the lower to middle 80s under partly to mostly cloudy skies.
- Areas of patchy fog and low clouds cannot be ruled out along the coastal Florida Big Bend and through the Florida Peninsula tonight into Wednesday morning.
A moderate to high risk of rip currents persists along the Florida Panhandle and Florida East Coast today.
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