Fire Risk and Red Flags across Florida
DRY HERE STILL ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA, THE TREASURE COAST. WE COULD SEE THE RAINFALL YESTERDAY, BUT NOW WE HAVE THE DRY AIR IN PLACE. SOME VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. AND THAT’S ENHANCING THE FIRE RISK ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. TAKE A LOOK. EVEN WITH LAST WEEK’S RAINFALL, WE STILL HAVE ANYWHERE BETWEEN EXTREME TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA INTO THE TREASURE COAST AND ALL THE WAY INTO AGAIN, WE’RE STILL SEEING SOME SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS AS WELL. SO AGAIN, WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT. WE HAVE ANOTHER DAY OF RAIN, BUT DON’T THINK IT’S GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO GET US OUT OF THOSE COLORS THAT YOU’RE SEEING. WE DO HAVE SOME VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS COMING IN FROM THE ATLANTIC, WINDS GUSTING ANYWHERE BETWEEN THE 20S UP TO 30MPH. SO VERY WINDY THROUGHOUT THE REST OF YOUR DAY TODAY, ON TOP OF THAT, THAT VERY DRY AIR. SO THAT’S ENHANCING THAT FIRE RISK, ESPECIALLY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE, INCLUDING OKEECHOBEE COUNTY WHERE WE HAVE IMPACT WEATHER BECAUSE OF THAT RED FLAG WARNING. WE HAVE HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING ONSHORE WIND CONTINUES. YOU KNOW, WHENEVER WE HAVE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WE’RE NOT LOOKING AT A LOT OF MOISTURE IN PLAY. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE ANY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. SINCE THE PROXIMITY OF THE ATLANTIC, WE CAN’T RULE OUT MAYBE A STRAY SHOWER AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE EVENING FOR TOMORROW. BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OF US, WE STAY DRY THROUGHOUT THE REST OF TODAY AND EVEN THROUGHOUT YOUR WEDNESDAY. LOOKING GOOD. NOW COME THURSDAY WE HAVE A LITTLE SHIFT IN OUR PATTERN. WE COULD WALK A LITTLE BIT MORE MOISTURE LOOKING AT AROUND 20 TO 30% COVERAGE BUILDING IN FOR THE INLAND COMMUNITIES. BUT AS WE HEAD INTO YOUR FRIDAY, THAT WILL BE OUR NEXT BEST CHANCE TO SEE A COUPLE OF EARLY SHOWERS JUST BEFORE LUNCHTIME. AND THEN WITH DAYTIME HEATING, A COUPLE SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING WHERE 1 OR 2 COULD LEAN ON A BIT OF A STRONGER SIDE, PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SO YEAH, WE’LL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT LATER IN THE WORKWEEK, BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME DRY DAYS AHEAD. ALSO, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NICE 70S THAT WE HAVE FOR TODAY. AS WE GET A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOUR WEEKEND PLANS, LOW 80S, MAKING A RETURN WITH JUST A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO. WARMTH, HUMIDITY, ALSO MAKING A COMEBACK TO THE FORECAST UPPER 70S RIGHT NOW BELOW AVERAGE, WHICH SHOULD BE RIGHT AROUND 83 FOR RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST, 24 AGAIN GUSTING ANYWHERE UP TO 30MPH OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS. SOUTH FLORIDA TEMPERATURES FOR THE TREASURE COAST AS WELL. STAY STEADY IN THE 70S. WE SEE THOSE BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS FOR YOU. OTHERWISE LOOKING GOOD. WAKING UP TO A BIT OF A WILD START THERE AS WE HEAD INTO YOUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THOUGH, SHOULD BE ACTUALLY QUITE LOVELY FOR THE AREA. BEACH AND VOTING FOR TODAY. LOOK FOR NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. STILL, WE HAVE THE HIGH TIDE JUST PAST A LITTLE BEFORE LUNCHTIME. LOW TIDE. THAT’S JUST AROUND 6 P.M. THIS EVENING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AREA WATERS. SO HERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST AGAIN COME FRIDAY. WE DO WELCOME SOME OF THAT MUCH NEEDED RAIN FOR THE AREA. A COUPLE SCATTERED SHOWERS, COUPLE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON EARLY EVENING. SATURDAY. NOT LOOKING TOO BAD. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S COME WEDNESDAY. HAVE ANY PLANS TO BE OUTDOORS? MAYBE GOING FOR A RUN? LOOKING GOOD. TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S THROUGH THE EVENING. DRY CONDITIONS THERE ALONG THE AREA OF BEACH AND COASTAL SPOTS AS WELL, AND THEN BACK INTO THE LOW 80S, MID 80S, AND THEN UPPER 80S AS WE GET CLOSER T
WPBF 25 First Warning Meteorologist
Fire Risk and Red Flags across Florida under very dry air and strong winds. Chance for rain Friday.
Fire Risk and Red Flags across Florida under very dry air and strong winds. Chance for rain Friday.