Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Tuesday, February 17th, 2026

• High pressure over the coastal Carolina's will bring a near-zero chance of rain, other than a few brief coastal showers, and warm temperatures across the Sunshine State today.
• Areas of patchy to locally dense fog this morning should continue to gradually lift and dissipate. 
• Mostly clear skies can be expected with a few clouds mixed in throughout the day.
• Onshore winds and low-level moisture may help to bring a few brief showers onshore along the Space Coast (10-15% chance of rain).
• Relative humidity values will remain above critical thresholds, and wind gusts will reach upwards of 15 mph, creating sensitive wildfire conditions with a locally elevated threat throughout the Peninsula.
• High temperatures will reach the 70s and lower 80s across the state this afternoon.
• Clear and calm conditions can be expected to continue into the overnight hours.
• Recent rainfall and low-level moisture may allow for areas of patchy to locally dense fog to develop early Wednesday morning across the Panhandle and Upper Suwannee Valley.
• Low temperatures will fall into the lower 50s across North Florida, middle 50s to lower 60s across Central Florida and middle 60s to near 70-degrees across South Florida.
• A moderate to high risk for rip currents will linger statewide as ocean swells of 1-4' continue and winds become easterly to southeasterly.

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Morning Situation Report