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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Friday, July 18th, 2025

Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 07/18/2025 09:58 AM EDT

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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report

EOC Activation Level: Level 2

Meteorological Summary:

In the wake of the weak area of low pressure (Invest 93L), areas of high pressure will begin to build across the Sunshine State today.
Rain and thunderstorm activity becomes far more isolated to widely scattered than compared to recent days (25-45% chance of rain) for the Peninsula.
Abundant moisture will stick around North Florida and the I-10 corridor today, yielding another day of more scattered shower and thunderstorm activity (55-75% chance of rain).
Any summertime shower and thunderstorm may produce locally heavy downpours with a localized flooding and ponding water concern possible for the western Florida Panhandle today.
The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) maintains a Slight Risk (level 2 of 4) for Flash Flooding for the extreme western Florida Panhandle today, with a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 4) extending to the US-231 corridor.
Frequent lighting and gusty winds may accompany any thunderstorm activity during the peak heating hours of the day; a few strong to locally severe thunderstorms cannot be ruled out.
Hot and humid conditions will give way to dangerous heat index values with triple digit feels like temperatures (100-107-degrees) statewide.
There is a High Risk for rip currents over Florida Panhandle and Gold Coast beaches today.
There is no tropical development across the Atlantic basin during the next 7 days.

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