Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
- The daily sea breeze influenced by high pressure over the eastern U.S. will continue to drive scattered shower and thunderstorm activity across the state today (40-70% chance of rain).
- Showers and embedded thunderstorms are already beginning to move onshore along the Atlantic Coast, and they will continue to move inland throughout the day.
- Embedded strong to severe thunderstorms cannot be ruled out during the peak heating hours of the day where the sea breeze boundaries meet one another.
- Frequent lightning, gusty winds (40-60 mph), torrential downpours and localized instances of hail will be possible.
- Nuisance flooding or ponding of water will be possible with any torrential downpours or slow-moving thunderstorms over urban and low-lying/poor drainage areas.
- Breezy onshore winds outside of thunderstorm activity will lead to wind gusts upwards of 20-25 mph along the Atlantic Coast.
- Hot and muggy conditions can be expected as high temperatures will reach the upper 80s to middle 90s and feels-like temperatures reach the upper 90s to triple digits (100-105-degrees).
- Showers and thunderstorms will gradually move offshore and dissipate late in the evening and overnight hours as the sea breeze pushes offshore; however, a few showers and embedded thunderstorms may linger along the East Coast (20-40% chance of rain).
- Instances of locally patchy fog cannot be ruled out early in the morning hours.
- Low temperatures will fall into the 70s and lower 80s throughout the state overnight.
- Breezy onshore winds along the East Coast will lead to a moderate to high risk for rip currents. A moderate risk persists along Panhandle beaches.
- The NHC is outlooking a low (10%) chance of development for an upper-level disturbance located about 500 miles east-southeast of Bermuda as some slow development of this system is possible over the next couple of days before moving into an areas of strong upper-level winds. This system poses no direct threat to Florida.
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