
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Fog will linger across portions of the western Panhandle before gradually dissipating throughout the morning hours. Mostly dry conditions can be expected to return throughout most of the state as high pressure settles in over the western Atlantic. There is just enough moisture lingering over the Panhandle that will allow for isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop this afternoon along the sea breeze (20-35% chance of rain). A few locally strong thunderstorms cannot be ruled out during the peak heating hours of

Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for April 29th, 2025
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Isolated showers and thunderstorms possible across the state this afternoon and evening with the help of the sea breezes and an upper-level disturbance approaching the state (near 0-20% chance of rain). An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm cannot be ruled out through the peak heating hours of the day. Otherwise, mostly dry conditions and mostly to partly sunny skies expected today. High temperatures in the middle 80s to middle 90s; Locally cooler temperatures along coastlines with the help of the afternoon sea breezes. Shifting winds near 5-10

Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Monday, April 28, 2025
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Dense Fog Advisories will remain in effect across the Panhandle through the mid-morning hours due to reduced visibility as low as ¼ of a mile or less in dense fog. Increased moisture will help shower and thunderstorm development along the sea breeze collisions this afternoon and evening across North and Central Florida, with the greatest chance over the Suwannee Valley and along the I-75 corridor (35-70% chance of rain). Mostly dry conditions will continue across South Florida, but there is a chance for an isolated shower or

Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Sunday, April 27, 2025
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: A weak front will attempt to sag southward towards the state line and I-10 corridor bringing isolated showers and embedded thunderstorms with it later in the day (15-20% chance of rain). Organized severe weather is not expected, but a locally strong to severe thunderstorm or two cannot be ruled out. A few isolated showers may drift southward towards the I-4 corridor this afternoon, but chances are minimal. Elsewhere across the state mostly dry conditions can be expected as high pressure nearby continues to dominates. Sensitive to

Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Saturday, April 26th, 2025
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Isolated showers and thunderstorms possible across the state this afternoon and evening with the help of the sea breezes and an upper-level disturbance approaching the state (near 0-20% chance of rain). An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm cannot be ruled out through the peak heating hours of the day. Otherwise, mostly dry conditions and mostly to partly sunny skies expected today. High temperatures in the middle 80s to middle 90s; Locally cooler temperatures along coastlines with the help of the afternoon sea breezes. Shifting winds near

Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Friday, April 25th, 2025
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Dense Fog Advisories will remain in effect along portions of the Panhandle through the mid-morning hours this morning as areas of dense fog reduce visibilities to ¼ mile or less at times. A few isolated showers and thunderstorms may be possible across the state this afternoon and evening with the help of the sea breezes; otherwise, mostly dry conditions and mostly to partly cloudy skies are expected (near 0-15% chance of rain). High temperatures in the middle 80s to middle 90s; Locally cooler temperatures possible

Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Thursday, April 24th, 2025
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms possible across interior portions of the Florida Panhandle and Suwannee Valley this afternoon an evening (10-30% chance of rain). This activity should generally diminish after sunset with the loss of daytime heating (near 0-5% chance of rain). An uptick in moisture will allow for t he return of isolated to scattered shower activity across the far Southern Peninsula and Keys today and tonight (10-30% chance of rain). Mostly dry conditions can be expected elsewhere (near 0-5% chance of

Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Dense Fog conditions across the western Panhandle will gradually lift and dissipate throughout the morning hours. A stalled front to the north will help increase rain chances slightly along and north of the I-10 corridor this afternoon, especially with the help of the sea breeze moving inland across the Suwannee Valley and Northeast Florida (10-25% chance of rain). There may be a slight chance for embedded rumbles of thunder along the I-10 corridor and across northern Northeast Florida during the peak heating hours of the
USHST Monthly Safety Report for April 2025
US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) Monthly Safety Report April 2025 USHST Vision : A civil registered helicopter community without fatal accidents Days since last Fatal helicopter accident: 6 Days : 19 Hours : 20 Minutes : 56 Seconds US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) Calendar Year Metrics - The USHST began tracking its new goals for the CY2025-2029 (5 year) timeframe. The goals are by 14 CFR Operating Part, tracking the 5 year average fatal accident rates per 100K hours. 14 CFR Part Baseline, CY2018-2022 (per 100K hours) Goal, CY2025-2029 (per 100K hours) Progress, CY2021-2025 (per 100K hours)

Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report EOC Activation Level: Level 2 Meteorological Summary: Dense Fog Advisories will remain in effect through the mid-morning hours across the Panhandle as dense fog and low clouds gradually lift and dissipate. A frontal boundary will stall over the Appalachians today will bring a chance for brief showers, possibly some rumbles of thunder, across the western Panhandle throughout the day (20-25% chance of rain). High pressure over the western Atlantic will continue to keep the rest of the state mostly dry. Sensitive wildfire conditions can be expected to continue throughout interior Central and Southwest