Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
- Isolated showers have developed this morning along the western Panhandle and will continue throughout the day and overnight as the next frontal system moves eastward.
- Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected along the Panhandle throughout the daytime hours as the warm front lift from the northern Gulf waters (20-40% chance of rain).
- Overnight and during the predawn hours on Monday, the systems strong cold front will move eastward into the Panhandle bringing additional showers and thunderstorms (70-90% chance of rain).
- The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) is outlooking a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for Severe Weather along the far western Panhandle late Sunday and into Monday morning as isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible.
- Any strong to severe thunderstorm may be capable of producing frequent lightning, damaging wind gusts (50-65 mph), a brief tornado or two and heavy rainfall.
- Gusty winds outside of thunderstorm activity will be possible across the western Panhandle, with wind gusts reaching upwards of 20-25 mph.
- Mostly dry conditions will persist throughout the rest of the Sunshine State throughout the day, with a mixture of cloud cover and sunshine expected (near 0-5% chance of rain).
- High temperatures will reach the middle 60s to middle 60s across the state this afternoon.
- Colder air will begin to move in behind the cold front along the far western Panhandle overnight and early Monday morning allowing for low temperatures to fall into the middle to upper 40s.
- Across the rest of the state, low temperatures in the 50s to low 60s can be expected except for the southernmost Peninsula and Keys which will see low temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s.
- Increasing onshore winds and elevated surf of 4-6′ will create a high risk for rip currents across Panhandle beaches. A moderate to high risk for rip currents can be expected along Atlantic Coast beaches.
- High Surf Advisories will go into effect later today along the western Panhandle as dangerous surf of 6-8′ will develop by Monday evening.
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