Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Friday, March 20, 2026

Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 03/20/2026 10:16 AM EDT

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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report

EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary: 
  • High pressure will settle over the Southeast U.S. today bringing sunny and dry conditions to much of the state.
  • Elevated northeasterly onshore winds will continue along the I-95 corridor and Southeast Florida today, with wind gusts upwards of 20-30 mph possible.
  • A slight chance for an isolated shower remains along the Southeast coastline today (20-30% chance of rain), though any activity is expected to be light and brief in nature.
  • High temperatures will climb into the 70s throughout much of the state, with West-Central and Southwest Florida being the warmest location shielded by the strongest winds.
  • Critically low relative humidities (20-25%) are expected across North Florida this afternoon which will keep a sensitive to locally elevated wildfire risk in place.
  • A recent uptick in local brush burn and wildfire activity has brought increased smoke across the I-10 corridor, especially throughout the Big Bend where air quality conditions are poor.
    • With light northeasterly winds expected today, areas of smoke and haze will continue across portions of North Florida.
    • Winds will shift out of the south and east tonight, which should help to scour out and blow much of the smoke away from the state.
  • Low temperatures will remain on the chillier side tonight, dipping into the middle 40s to lower 40s throughout much of interior North and Central Florida.
  • Lows in the middle 50s to lower 60s can be expected along the Panhandle and Big Bend coast and for Peninsula beaches.
  • Fog chances will remain very low tonight; however, isolated instances of fog and low clouds cannot be ruled out across the interior Peninsula.
    • Should fog mix with smoke from any active wildfires, visibilities will be significantly reduced.
  • A high risk for rip currents is outlooked for all East Coast beaches today with elevated surf of 4-6' lingering. A moderate risk is expected for Panhandle and Southwest Florida beaches.
 

 

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