Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Monday, April 20,2026

Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 04/20/2026 10:10 AM EDT

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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report

EOC Activation Level: Level 2 
Meteorological Summary:
  • A chillier morning across the Panhandle and Big Bend in the wake of yesterday’s frontal passage with many locations waking up in the middle 40s to lower 50s.
  • This cold front is currently draped through Central Florida and isolated to widely scattered showers are expected to develop ahead of and along the front today throughout South Florida (35-60% chance of rain).
  • Chances of rain are greatest along the Southeast Florida coast where a few locally heavy downpours could lead to nuisance urban flooding.
    • Rainfall totals are expected to remain between 1-3”, though a localized amount upwards of 5” cannot be ruled out.
  • Breezy winds are also expected throughout the state today behind the front, with gusts upwards of 25 mph statewide and a few gusts up to 30 mph along the I-95 corridor.
  • These breezy winds will overlap with critically low relative humidities (15-25%) across much of the Panhandle, Big Bend, and interior Northeast Florida which will encourage critical wildfire danger this afternoon.
    • A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of North Florida until 8 PM EDT/7 PM CDT for this wildfire risk.
  • High temperatures will reach the upper 70s to middle 80s across the state this afternoon.
  • Tonight, relative humidities are expected to recover above critical thresholds and winds will become light which will help with any wildfire suppression efforts across North Florida.
  • A few showers are possible across South Florida early overnight before the front sweeps offshore (15-20% chance of rain).
  • Low temperatures will dip into the upper 40s to lower 50s throughout interior North Florida tonight. Middle 50s to lower 60s are expected across Central Florida and upper 60s to lower 70s in South Florida.
  • A high risk for rip currents is expected for all East Coast beaches today where surf will reach 6-8' this afternoon. A moderate risk is expected for Panhandle and West Coast beaches.
  • Waves across Southeast Florida will reach 2-4' this afternoon, increasing to 5-8' overnight.
    • A few waves upwards of 10' are possible along Palm Beach County where a High Surf Advisory goes into effect at 2 AM EDT.

 

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