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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Sunday, February 8th, 2026
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
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Behind yesterday’s dry cold front, achilly startthis morning across much of the state.
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Freeze WarningsandFrost Advisoriesacross Northeast Florida and the Suwannee Valley will expire mid-morning as conditions warm up.
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Another day filled with plenty of sunshine can be expected across the state as high pressure conditions dominate.
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While lighter winds will return today, relative humidity values for much of the state will fall backnear or into critical thresholds (20-35%)this afternoon.
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This will continue to keep theelevated wildfire conditionsin place today, especially with the expanding and worsening drought from the winter season.
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Ongoing smoke from the Buggy Fire in South Florida may createreduced visibilities and hazy conditionsacross the region throughout the day.
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High temperatures will reach the 60s to middle 70s across the state this afternoon leading to a pleasant day.
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Cool and calm conditions can be expected overnight across the state.
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Low-level moisture beginning to return across the state will lead toinstances of fogdeveloping late overnight and into the early morning hours on Monday.
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With ongoing wildfires, fog development combined with wildfire smoke may lead to afurther reduction of visibilitiesMonday morning.
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Low temperatures overnight will fall into theupper 30sto middle 40s across North Florida, middle to upper 40s across Central Florida and 50s across South Florida.
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Onshore winds and oceanswells of 4-7'will keep amoderate to high risk for rip currents in place along the Florida East Coast.
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Calmer conditions will return to the Gulf Coast, but amoderate riskis still in place for numerous beaches with alocally high risk in Southwest Florida.
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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Saturday, February 7, 2026
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
- Another sunny, dry, and pleasant day is on tap for the Sunshine State as high pressure settles across the region.
- A very dry airmass will filter across the entire state this afternoon with critically low relative humidities expected statewide.
- Paired with a few breezy wind gusts upwards of 20-25 mph, elevated wildfire conditions are expected across much of the state, especially given the ongoing drought.
- Locally critical wildfire conditions cannot be ruled out in areas under the most severe drought that see occasionally higher wind gusts.
- High temperatures this afternoon will reach the lower to middle 60s in North Florida and upper 60s to middle 70s in Central and South Florida.
- Dry conditions will continue to prevail overnight.
- Winds will quickly subside early this evening as relative humidities also recover, which will reduce the wildfire risk overnight.
- Lows will reach the upper 20s to lower 30s across North Florida tonight and a Freeze Warning is in effect for portions of Northeast Florida, mainly along and north of the I-10 corridor.
- A Freeze Watch remains in effect for areas south of the I-10 corridor across Northeast Florida and the Suwannee River Valley.
- Instances of patchy frost may develop across much of North Florida tonight.
- Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s is expected across Central Florida, and middle 40s to middle 50s in South Florida.
- A moderate to high risk for rip currents is expected for all statewide beaches today.
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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Friday, February 6, 2026
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
- A sunny and dry day is expected across the Sunshine State as high pressure begins to settle into the region.
- A much drier airmass will filter into the state today with relative humidities dipping to near or below critical thresholds (25-35% RH values)across much of Northeast and East-Central Florida.
- Paired with breezy winds gusts upwards of 30 mph, this will lead to elevated to critical wildfire conditions.
- A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of Northeast and East-Central Florida this afternoon until 6:00 PM EST for this critical wildfire risk.
- Although much of the rest of the state will see relative humidities remain well above critical thresholds, breezy wind gusts upwards of 25-30 mphmay still lead to locally elevated wildfire conditions.
- High temperatures this afternoon will reach the middle to upper 60s statewide, though will only feel like the upper 50s to lower 60s given elevated winds.
- Dry conditions will continue to prevail overnight.
- Winds will begin to subside tonight across much of the state, though some gusts upwards of 20 mph will still linger.
- Relative humidities will quickly recover across the state with the wildfire risk diminishing overnight.
- Low temperatures will reach the upper 30s to middle 40s throughout North Florida, upper 40s to lower 50s in Central Florida, and upper 40s to middle 50s in South Florida.
- Feels-like temperatures may approach the lower to middle 30s across the northern Big Bend and Panhandle by daybreak Saturday.
- A moderate to high risk for rip currents is expected for all statewide beaches today with breezy winds and elevated surf.
- Wave heights of 2-4' this afternoon for all statewide beaches will increase to 3-5' A few waves upwards of 6' cannot be ruled out for Southeast and Treasure Coast beaches.
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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Thursday, February 5, 2026
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
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Scattered showers are ongoing this morning across Central and South Florida ahead of and along our cold front passing through the state, mainly south of the I-4 corridor.
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Additional rounds of scattered showers or light rain are expected throughout the morning before pushing offshore by mid-afternoon (50-90% chance of rain).
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In the wake of the front, muchcooler anddrier airwill begin to filter into the state.
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This cool air is already being felt in the western Panhandle this morning with wind chills in the20sand30s.
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Temperatures will hardly warm up this afternoon, with highs struggling to climb out of the lower to middle 50s throughout North Florida.
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With a few breezy wind gustsupwards of 20 mphat times, temperatures will feel like the lower to middle 40s throughout the afternoon.
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Relative humidities will dip tonear or below critical thresholds (25-30%)this afternoon across the western Panhandle, which may lead tolocally elevated wildfire conditions.
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Breezy wind gustsupwards of 25-30 mph are also possible across Central and South Florida this afternoon.
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Highs will reach the lower to middle 60s in Central Florida and middle 60s to middle 70s in South Florida.
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High pressure will begin to settle across the region tonight, providing for a clear, dry, but cold night.
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AFreeze Warning is in effect for Northeast Florida tonight wheresub-freezing temperatures are expected.
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Lows in theupper 20stolower 30s are expected throughout much of North Florida tonight wherewidespread frostis likely by sunrise.
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The interior Peninsula, extending into South Florida, can expect lows in themiddle toupper 30s, with coastal locations of Central and South Florida staying in the 40s.
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With some breezy winds lingering overnight, wind chills may reach themiddle 20s tolower 30s throughout the state, as far south as interior Miami-Dade County.
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ACold Weather Advisoryis in effect tonight until 9:00 AM EST tomorrow morning throughout interior Central and South Florida for thesevery cold wind chills.
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Amoderate tohigh risk for rip currentsis expected for nearly all statewide beaches today.
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A building ocean swell will bring surf of2-4'for all statewide beaches today. A few wavesupwards of 5'will be possible for West Coast beaches.
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Surf increases tonight for East Coast beaches, with waves of3-5'expected by daybreak Friday and a few wavesupwards of 6' possible for the Treasure Coast.
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Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report for Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Florida State Watch Office Morning Situation Report
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
EOC Activation Level: Level 2
Meteorological Summary:
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Achilly start this morning across portions of Northeast and Central Florida; however, temperatures will quickly warm up ahead of our next frontal system.
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Areas of light to moderate rain are ongoing this morning across the Panhandle ahead of and along our next cold front.
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This activity will slowly slide eastward throughout the day with periods of light to moderate rainfall expected across the Panhandle and Big Bend through this afternoon (80-near 100% chance of rain).
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Some of this activity could lead to a few rumbles of thunder andnuisance flooding and ponding of water, especially in urban and low-lying/poor drainage locations.
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Rainfall totals will remain below 0.5" for most locations. Pockets of heavier rainfall totalsupwards of 1"cannot be ruled out.
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Across Northeast and Central Florida, relative humidities will dip tonear critical thresholds (30-40% RH values) this afternoon. Paired with a few breezy wind gustsupwards of 25 mph, this may lead tolocally elevated wildfire conditions.
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A mostly sunny and dry day is expected across South and Central Florida today.
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High temperatures will reach the middle 60s for much of the Panhandle and Big Bend this afternoon, with 70s throughout the Peninsula.
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The frontal activity will continue to push eastward this evening and overnight, with scattered to numerous showers first spreading across Northeast Florida and then into Central Florida after midnight (50-near 100% chance of rain).
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Areas of light to moderate rainfall will be ongoing by daybreak Thursday across the Peninsula.
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Ahead of this activity across South Florida, moist southerly flow will promote areas oflow clouds and fog by daybreak, some of which could belocally dense.
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Behind the front, low temperatures will cool off into the middle to upper 30s throughout the Panhandle and Big Bend, with feels-like temperatures by sunrise reaching theupper 20stolower 30s.
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Lows in the 40s can be expected across Northeast Florida and throughout the interior Peninsula, with coastal locations of Central and South Florida remaining in the 50s.
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Onshore winds and lingering ocean swells will bring ahigh risk for rip currentsto most Panhandle and East Coast beaches today. Amoderate riskis expected for Northeast and Southeast Florida beaches.
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Waves of2-4'are expected for Panhandle and East Coast beaches today.
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Waves will increase to3-5' for Panhandle beaches tonight, with a few wavesupwards of 6' possible for Gulf County beaches.
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