Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 01/14/2026 09:29 AM EST
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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
- Dense Fog has developed this morning throughout interior South Florida, and a Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until 9:00 AM EST.
- A more active weather pattern returns across the state as enough moisture ahead of an approaching cold front bringing a chance for isolated to scattered showers statewide (20-40% chance of rain).
- There may be a chance for an embedded rumble of thunder or two along the Southeast Florida coast and along the coastal waters.
- Cloud cover with pockets of sunshine mixed in can be expected throughout the state.
- High temperatures will reach the lower 60s across North Florida, upper 60s to lower 70s across Central Florida and middle 70s to near 80-degrees across South Florida.
- Rain chances will gradually decrease across the Panhandle and Big Bend this evening and overnight as the cold front pushes through.
- Breezy wind gusts will develop by early Thursday morning reaching upwards of 15-25 mph, with locally stronger gusts upwards of 30-35 mph possible near the coast and along the coastal waters.
- Ahead of the front, enough moisture being pulled from the gulf waters will bring more scattered to widespread shower activity across the Peninsula (50-80% chance of rain).
- Rainfall totals will remain near 0.1-0.5”, with the greatest totals along the West Coast possibly reaching upwards of 1-1.5” locally.
- Colder air will begin to race in behind the cold front tonight across the western Panhandle dropping temperatures into the lower to middle 30s while the rest of North Florida reaching the upper 30s to middle 40s.
- With the breezy winds developing early Thursday morning, feels-like temperatures will be in the middle to upper 20s along the Panhandle and lower to middle 30s across the western Big Bend.
- Central Florida will see low temperatures in the lower to middle 50s. South Florida will see low temperatures in the upper 50s to middle 60s.
- Numerous Panhandle and East Coast beaches can expect a moderate risk for rip currents, with a high risk along the eastern Panhandle and Southwest Florida.
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