As the sun continues to rise this morning, fog and low cloudswill 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 temperaturesfor 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 90sthis afternoon.
Locally sensitive wildfire conditionscannot 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 tohigh risk for rip currents along all Panhandle and Atlantic Coast beaches.
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