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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 05/05/2026 10:26 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 state today bringing mostly sunny skies and a warming trend.
A slight chance for a shower will exist across Southeast Florida where some marginal moisture will linger (15-30% chance of rain), however any activity is expected to be light and brief in nature.
Winds are expected to be lighter across the Peninsula today, though increasing across the Panhandle where a few gusts upwards of 20 mph will be possible.
Stronger winds will exist across coastal Northeast Florida and within the St. Johns river basin, gusting upwards of 25-30 mph.
Relative humidities will also begin to recover today as winds shift more from the south, though will still near critical thresholds throughout interior portions of the state (35-45%).
Sensitive to elevated wildfire conditions will persist given the ongoing drought and these drier conditions.
High temperatures will warm up into the 80s throughout much of the state, with upper 70s along the Panhandle coastline and potentially a few lower 90s along the I-75 corridor.
Clear and calm conditions will prevail overnight.
Low temperatures will fall into the 60s across North and Central Florida, with 70s throughout South Florida.
Areas of patchy fog may develop across the Panhandle and Big Bend towards daybreak Wednesday, some of which could become locally dense.
A moderate risk for rip currents is expected for most Panhandle and East Coast beaches today. A local high risk is outlooked along Palm Beach County.
According to the Florida Forest Service, there are 77 active wildfires across the state burning approximately 14,999 acres.

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