Interactive NWS Alert

Radar valid at 800 pm EDT, May 7th 2026

...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Thursday... .Gusty southwest winds, low relative humidity, and drought conditions will combine to cause critical fire weather conditions from Lake and Volusia counties southward through Osceola and Brevard counties during the afternoon and evening hours Thursday.

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Inland Volusia-Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-
Coastal Volusia-Southern Lake-Inland Northern Brevard-
Mainland Northern Brevard-Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-
Inland Southern Brevard-Mainland Southern Brevard-
Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
224 AM EDT Wed May 6 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through
Thursday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA... Inland Volusia... Northern Lake... Orange...
Seminole... Osceola... Coastal Volusia... Southern Lake...
Inland Northern Brevard... Mainland Northern Brevard...
Northern Brevard Barrier Islands... Inland Southern Brevard...
Mainland Southern Brevard... Southern Brevard Barrier Islands.

* WIND...Southwest around 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

* HUMIDITY...As low as 27 to 35 percent.

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

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