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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Saturday, May 23rd, 2026

Florida Division of Emergency Management sent this bulletin at 05/23/2026 09:56 AM EDT

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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report

EOC Activation Level: Level 2

Meteorological Summary:

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms possible across much of the state today.
While there is no organized risk of severe weather with any of today’s activity, a few storms could become strong and capable of producing frequent lightning, gusty winds to 40-50 mph, and heavy downpours.
Increased humidity will result in heat index values in the upper 90s to around 100-degrees this afternoon across much of the Peninsula.
Shower or storm activity is expected to linger well past sunset tonight over portions of West Central Florida and North Florida before eventually waning around midnight.
Eastern areas of the State that may miss out on the rain could see a locally increased fire threat as southeasterly winds gusting up to 20 mph could challenge fire containment. Elsewhere, the threat of thunderstorms with lightning and brief gusty/erratic winds will be capable of sparking new wildfires or reigniting existing ones. According to the Florida Forest Service, there are 80 active wildfires across the state burning approximately 18,589 acres.
Onshore winds and elevated surf will continue to bring a moderate to high risk for rip currents for all East Coast and Panhandle beaches today.

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