Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
- As the sun continues to rise this morning, fog and low clouds will gradually lift and dissipate by the mid-morning hours throughout the state.
- Strong high pressure will develop over the western Atlantic waters and extend westward across the Sunshine State keeping conditions mostly dry.
- A few isolated showers and embedded thunderstorms may develop along the sea breeze late this afternoon and evening along the Suwannee Valley and I-75 corridor (10-20% chance of rain).
- Breezy southerly to southeasterly winds of 10-15 mph, with wind gusts upwards of 15-25 mph, will develop throughout the day across the state.
- Above normal temperatures for this time of year can be expected to develop across the state as high temperatures will reach the middle to upper 80s and lower 90s.
- Elevated moisture along the Suwannee Valley and interior West-Central Florida will create heat index values, or feels-like temperatures, in the lower to middle 90s this afternoon.
- Locally sensitive wildfire conditions cannot be ruled out throughout interior portions of the Peninsula with drier conditions, above normal temperatures, elevated winds and ongoing drought.
- Dry conditions will persist into the overnight hours, with instances of fog possible early Thursday morning; however, fog development will remain dependent on how calm the winds become.
- Low temperatures will fall into the middle to upper 60s across North Florida, upper 60s to lower 70s across Central Florida and lower to middle 70s across South Florida.
- Breezy onshore winds and elevated wave heights upwards of 2-4′will create a moderate to high risk for rip currents along all Panhandle and Atlantic Coast beaches.
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