Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Saturday, June 29, 2024
Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 06/29/2024 09:50 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:
- High pressure building in and anonymously high moisture remaining in place will give way to another day of sea breeze showers and thunderstorms across the state.
- Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developing along the coastlines statewide this afternoon and moving inland with the sea breezes throughout the day (50-85% chance of rain).
- A few strong to severe thunderstorms producing frequent lightning, gusty winds (40-60 mph), and heavy downpours will be possible.
- Abundant moisture giving way to heavy downpours and slow-moving or training showers and storms may result in instances of localized flooding across urban and low-lying/poor drainage areas.
- High temperatures in the upper 80s to middle 90s.
- Heat indices in the upper 90s and triple digits (100-110).
- Heat Advisories in effect across South Florida as heat indices reach up to 110-degrees.
- These advisories may be expanded further northward towards Lake Okeechobee this afternoon should the sea breezes develop later than expected.
- Heat Advisories may be issued later this morning for portions of North Florida as localized areas will likely reach or exceed Heat Advisory criteria (up to 113-degrees).
- Moderate risk for rip currents along Panhandle and East Coast.
- Scattered showers and thunderstorms will generally continue through the evening hours and early overnight hours before dissipating (15-40% chance of rain).
- Weak onshore flow may allow for a few showers or an isolated thunderstorm along the coast overnight.
- Low temperatures in the middle to upper 70s with low to middle 80s along the Southeast Coast and Keys.
- As of 5:00 AM EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Beryl was located about 890 east-southeast of Barbados and moving westward at 21 mph; Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph, and additional steady to rapid strengthening is expected; Beryl is expected to become a hurricane tonight or Sunday; No direct threat to Florida over the next 5-7 days but will continue to be monitored.
- Invest 94L in the Northwestern Caribbean and a tropical wave in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic have a medium (40%, 60%) chance of development through 7 days.
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