Parts of southern Florida had "unhealthy" air quality levels on Tuesday as Canadian wildfire smoke drifted over the state.

Instead of sunny skies and ocean breezes, Floridians found haze and smoke when they stepped outside Tuesday morning.

A cloud of Canadian wildfire smoke smothered most of the Sunshine State in haze Tuesday, adding Florida to a list of U.S. states affected by a historic season.

Those with sensitive allergies or lung issues may want to avoid the outdoors and monitor air quality as as a thick, smoky haze from wildfires in Canada blankets Brevard and much of Central Florida. An orange alert was issued Tuesday by the federal agency,