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Bone-dry air is in place across much of Florida, and another cold front will push through early Saturday, which will reinforce the cold and dry air. Winds will also be strong.

80 percent of Flroida is at least under abnormally dry conditions and althogh there is a cold front that could bring showers, the dry air stays in place.

Low air quality levels are prompting alerts and advisories in Florida after smoke from wildfires in Canada is closing in on the Southeast.

The state agriculture commissioner and forest service director spoke Thursday in Hillsborough County about what has already proven to be a busy fire season.

Forestry crews and firefighters have made progress on containing a massive blaze in northwest Florida, with the help of recent rainfall.

Firefighters have protected most of the homes and businesses threatened by wildfires in northwest Florida this week, but they still have a lot of work ahead of them to contain a massive blaze that's burning in three counties.

More than three inches of rain fell last night over a massive wildfire in northwest Florida, but the fire hasn't gotten smaller.

High winds from the Bertha Swamp Road Fire pushed farther into Calhoun and Gulf Counties late Tuesday. The change in direction has forced evacuations in those counties.

The Bertha Swamp Road Fire in Bay, Gulf and Calhoun Counties is 28,109 acres, growing from 14,000 acres on Monday afternoon.

Three wildfires that started over the weekend are still threatening neighborhoods in Bay County.