Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Saturday, March 7, 2026

Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 03/07/2026 10:24 AM EST

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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report

EOC Activation Level: Level 2 
Meteorological Summary:
  • Areas of patchy dense fog throughout portions of Northeast Florida and the Panhandle will gradually lift and dissipate as the sun continues to rise.
  • High pressure will remain anchored just off the local Atlantic waters keeping easterly flow and warm temperatures around.
  • Enough low-level moisture will be around today for the local sea breezes to kick up a few isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly across the Peninsula and north of the I-10 corridor in the Panhandle (15-35% chance of rain).
    • Drier air aloft will continue to limit even greater thunderstorm coverage, though a few storms could become locally strong to severe and bring locally heavy downpours, occasional lightning, and gusty winds (45-60 mph).
    • Many locations will see little to no rainfall, however any areas that see these locally heavy downpours could pick up a quick 1-2" of rain.
  • The easterly flow around the area of high pressure will continue to be accompanied by a few breezy wind gusts upwards of 20-25 mph along the East Coast and the Panhandle.
  • Temperatures will remain well above normal for this time of year, reaching the 80s throughout much of the state. Onshore winds will keep temperatures in the 70s along the coastlines.
  • Feels-like temperatures may approach the lower 90s throughout portions of interior West-Central Florida.
  • Shower and thunderstorm activity from the daytime will begin to dissipate across the Peninsula through the evening hours, though some activity may linger towards midnight (15-25% chance of rain). 
  • Towards daybreak, a weakening thunderstorm complex traversing the Gulf Coast may begin to approach the western Panhandle.
    • A few scattered showers or embedded thunderstorms may spread across the western Panhandle towards sunrise Sunday (25-35% chance of rain), though remains uncertainty in computer forecast model guidance regarding the exact timing and magnitude of this cluster of activity.
  • Another night of widespread low clouds and fog is expected throughout much of the state, some of which could become locally dense, especially across the Panhandle, Big Bend, and Northeast Florida.
  • Low temperatures will only fall into the lower to middle 60s for North and Central Florida, with upper 60s to lower 70s in South Florida.
  • Onshore winds and swells of 3-4' along all Atlantic beaches will create a high risk for rip currents. A high risk is also expected for all Panhandle beaches as onshore winds increase.
 

 

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