Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Wednesday, December 31th, 2025

• Wind chills were in the 20s and 30s across much of the state this morning, and Cold Weather Advisories are in effect nearly statewide until 9:00AM-10:00 AM EST.
• Another mostly sunny and dry can be expected throughout the state as high pressure dominates over the state (near 0% chance of rain).
• With very dry infiltrating the state, relative humidity values will fall below critical thresholds this afternoon statewide this afternoon (25-30%).
• • The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) is outlooking an Elevated Risk (level 1 of 3) for Wildfire Danger from the I-75 corridor and throughout the Peninsula given the critical relative humidity values and lingering breezy winds over ongoing and worsening drought conditions.
• Cold air will hold steady in the state overnight, especially with the clear skies and we could see Frost Advisories extend throughout much of the state for frost development by early Thursday morning.
• High temperatures will be in the middle 50s across North Florida, upper 50s and lower 60s across Central Florida and the middle 60s across South Florida this afternoon.
• Low temperatures will fall into the lower to middle 30s throughout the Suwannee Valley and North Florida, and Freeze Warnings have been issued for the Suwannee Valley and interior Northeast Florida through 9:00 AM EST Thursday morning.
• • Low temperatures throughout Central and South Florida will reach the middle to upper 30s throughout interior regions and 40s to near 50s along the coasts.
  • Feels-like temperatures will fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s throughout North Florida and lower to middle 30s throughout interior Central and South Florida.
  • Cold Weather Advisories may be needed again overnight and early Thursday morning, especially for interior areas of the Peninsula.
• Numerous beaches will see a moderate risk for rip currents, with a high risk along Gulf and Palm Beach counties.
• • Ocean swells will decline throughout the state today keeping wave heights near 1-3’ across the state with portions of the Treasure Coast seeing waves upwards of 4’.
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