The Unified Command fire fighting resources along with local fire departments continue to respond to fires statewide. The Division of Emergency Management continues to monitor drought conditions. A cold front is pushing southeastward across the mid-Mississippi Valley this afternoon. High pressure is slowly eroding over central Florida, while surface southwesterly winds are increasing across the Panhandle and Big Bend. Showers and thunderstorms are scattered across the panhandle, Big Bend, and northeast Florida.
Thunderstorms are numerous throughout southwest Florida as sea breezes dominate the weather pattern.
On Tuesday, the cold front will begin to push through the Panhandle and Big Bend of Florida. Another round of showers and thunderstorms will once again form in South Florida from Lake Ockeechobee and points south later on Tuesday heading into Wednesday. Wildfire information provided by County Emergency Management . Reports the local fire department and the Division of Forestry responded to a fire at County Road 225. There are several homes in the area that are being threatened.