Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for [Sunday, April19,2026]]

• Isolated showers are ongoing across the far western Panhandle this morning ahead of and along a quick moving cold front. These showers will spread into the rest of the Panhandle this morning (15-25% chance of rain) before quickly dissipating as they enter the Big Bend region.
• Throughout much of Northeast and Central Florida today, a clear and dry day is expected.
• A few isolated sea breeze showers cannot be ruled out across Southeast Florida today (20-30% chance of rain).
• In the wake of the frontal passage across the Panhandle and Big Bend, breezy wind gusts upwards of 25-30 mph will develop this afternoon.
• Paired with critically low relative humidities (25-30%), elevated wildfire conditions are expected to persist across North Florida.
• Locally critical wildfire danger cannot be ruled out in any areas that see little wetting rainfall this morning.
• Drier air will also filter across much of the Peninsula, though winds will remain lighter with gusts upwards of 15-25 mph expected.
• High temperatures will struggle to climb out of the lower to middle 70s throughout the Panhandle this afternoon. Highs in the middle 80s to lower 90s are expected elsewhere statewide.
• Relative humidities will struggle to recover across North Florida overnight, keeping the sensitive to elevated wildfire risk in place even through the night.
• A few lingering showers may also persist along the East-Central and Southeast coast tonight (15-25% chance of rain).
• Low temperatures will fall into the upper 40s to middle 50s across the Panhandle and Big Bend tonight, middle 50s to lower 60s in Northeast Florida, and middle 60s to lower 70s throughout Central and South Florida.
• A moderate risk for rip currents is expected for Atlantic and Panhandle beaches today.

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Morning Situation Report