Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Tuesday, May 7th, 2024

Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 05/07/2024 09:55 AM EDT

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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report

EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
  • Lingering dense fog and low clouds will continue to gradually dissipate and lift through the mid-morning hours along the Panhandle and Big Bend.
  • High pressure will build over the Gulf of Mexico throughout the day allowing for mostly sunny and dry conditions through the afternoon hours.
  • The Gulf and Atlantic sea breeze boundaries will move inland and collide with one another over the interior Peninsula late in the afternoon and this evening, allowing for isolated to widely scattered showers and possible thunderstorms to develop (20-30% chance of rain).
  • Organized severe thunderstorm activity is not expected; however, isolated locally strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing frequent lightning, gusty winds and heavy downpours cannot be ruled out during the peak heating hours of the day.
  • High temperatures will climb into the upper 80s and middle 90s statewide, with coastal areas remaining a few degrees cooler with the help of the sea breeze.
  • Temperatures across portions of the interior Panhandle and Central Florida will feel-like they are in the middle to near upper 90s by the early to middle afternoon hours.
  • Calm winds and clear skies developing overnight and early Wednesday morning from the Panhandle to Nature Coast will allow for patchy to locally dense fog to develop.
  • Persistent and breezy onshore winds along Panhandle and East Coast beaches will continue to create a moderate to high risk for rip currents along beaches.
  • Water levels along the Santa Fe River at Three Rivers Estates continue to steadily decline and is forecast to fall below minor flood stage later this week.

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