Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 04/24/2024 10:05 AM EDT
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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
- Warm and dry conditions will continue across the Sunshine State as high pressure dominates the weather pattern (near 0% chance of rain).
- Dry air will settle into the interior Peninsula, especially along the western Peninsula, allowing for relative humidity values to fall below critical thresholds this afternoon (upper 20%) creating sensitive wildfire conditions.
- Locally elevated wildfire conditions cannot be ruled out along portions of interior East-Central and Southeast Florida where emerging drought conditions have been introduced.
- Winds will remain light throughout the day, with wind gusts increasing to 10-15 mph this afternoon due to the development of the sea breeze along the coastlines.
- Clear and calm conditions overnight may allow for patchy fog to develop along the Panhandle and coastal Big Bend as moisture slowly recovers.
- Southeast Florida beaches will continue to see a high risk for rip currents due to a lingering ocean swell and onshore winds, while Panhandle and the rest of the East Coast can expect a moderate risk for rip currents.
- Big Bend and Suwannee Valley rivers and waterways are forecast to level out and slowly decline over the next several days, with some waterways forecast to fall below flood stage later this week and over the weekend.
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