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Cold Weather Advisory


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
1246 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

FLZ063-066-067-070-071-073-061400-
/O.CON.KMFL.CW.Y.0010.260206T0800Z-260206T1400Z/
Glades-Hendry-Inland Palm Beach County-Inland Collier County-
Inland Broward County-Inland Miami-Dade County-
Including the cities of Orange Tree, Buckhead Ridge, Caloosa,
Fortymile Bend, Palmdale, Hendry Correctional, Shark Valley Obs
Tower, Ortona, Lion Country Safari Park, North Blocks Golde,
Bunker Hill, Muse, Felda, Wellington, Florida City, Clewiston,
Brighton Seminole, Pa-Hay Okee Overlook, Miles City, Sunniland,
Royal Palm Beach, Belle Glade, Golden Gate, Moore Haven, The
Acreage, Immokalee, Miccosukee Indian Reservation, Lakeport, and
Redland
1246 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills in the lower 30s expected.

* WHERE...Inland Broward County, Inland Miami-Dade County, Inland
  Palm Beach County, Glades, Hendry, and Inland Collier County
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with
  prolonged exposure.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

Make sure outdoor animals have a warm, dry shelter, food, and
unfrozen water.

Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills
inside.

If you do not have heat in your home or lack shelter, you can call
211 for assistance locating appropriate shelter from the cold.

&&

$$

CWC


Small Craft Advisory


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
133 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

AMZ630-061000-
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0008.260205T2000Z-260206T1200Z/
Biscayne Bay-
133 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt

* WHERE...Biscayne Bay.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
133 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

AMZ651-671-061000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260208T1200Z/
Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM
excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas-
133 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 7 to 10 ft.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL
  out 20 NM and Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL
  from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Miami FL
133 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

GMZ656-657-676-061000-
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260206T1200Z/
Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
133 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and
  seas 5 to 8 ft.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out
  20 NM, Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL
  out 20 NM and Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from
  20 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Key West FL
1023 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-072-073-052330-
/O.EXB.KKEY.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260207T1000Z/
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge-Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef-
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out
to the reef-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge 20 to 60 NM out-
1023 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds increasing to 25 to 30 knots. Seas
  building to 7 to 8 feet in the eastern Straits of Florida.

* WHERE...Eastern Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel from Ocean
  Reef to west end of Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Bay, and
  Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
  Bridge.

* WHEN...In Effect.

* IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20
  to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to
  produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous
  conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering
  response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and
  falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls,
  swamped bows at reef tract mooring balls, and dragging anchors.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels,
should avoid operating in these conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Key West FL
1023 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

GMZ033>035-044-054-055-074-075-052330-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260207T1000Z/
Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM
out and beyond 5 fathoms-
Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon
Shoal out to 5 Fathoms-
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to the reef-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry
Tortugas out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry
Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out-
1023 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds increasing to 25 to 30 knots. Seas
  building to up to 7 feet in western Hawk Channel. Seas building
  to 7 to 10 feet in the western Straits of Florida and the
  southeastern Gulf, including the Dry Tortugas.

* WHERE...Lower Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel from west end
  of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal, and Gulf waters north
  of the Lower Keys and beyond 5 fathoms including the Dry
  Tortugas.

* WHEN...In Effect.

* IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20
  to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to
  produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous
  conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering
  response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and
  falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls,
  swamped bows at reef tract mooring balls, and dragging anchors.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels,
should avoid operating in these conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
818 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870-873-876-061100-
/O.NEW.KTBW.SC.Y.0007.260205T1300Z-260206T1100Z/
Tampa Bay waters-Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
818 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30
  knots and seas 5 to 8 feet expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America.

* WHEN...From 8 AM Thursday to 6 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$


Rip Current Statement


Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Miami FL
134 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

FLZ069-061000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-260207T0000Z/
Coastal Collier County-
134 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Coastal Collier County.

* WHEN...Through Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
  from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$


Marine Weather Statement


Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
101 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

GMZ031-032-042-043-052>054-073-074-051930-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood
Sound-
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge-
Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef-
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to
the reef-Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge
out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge
20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out-
101 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

...STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING WATERS ADJACENT TO MIDDLE AND
UPPER KEYS...


At 100 pm, a line of scattered showers associated with a cold
frontal passage was located across the Straits of Florida south of
the Lower Keys, oriented northeastward into the Bayside waters. This
line of showers was moving to the east to southeast at near 25
knots. Mariners can expect heavy downpours reducing visibility,
suddenly shifting winds to the northwest, gusts near 30 knots, and
confused seas. Once the showers pass through, sustained winds will
freshen and turn to the northwest 20 to 25 knots.

$$

Marine Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
1143 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

GMZ032>035-044-054-055-074-075-051900-
Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge-
Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out
and beyond 5 fathoms-
Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to 5 Fathoms-
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to the reef-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas
out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas
20 to 60 NM out-
1143 AM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

...STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING WATERS ADJACENT TO LOWER AND MIDDLE
KEYS...

At 1145 am, a line of scattered showers associated with a cold
frontal passage was located across the western Straits of Florida,
oriented northeastward into the Gulf. This line of showers was moving
to the east to southeast at near 25 knots. Mariners can expect heavy
downpours reducing visibility, suddenly shifting winds to the
northwest, gusts 30 to 35 knots, and confused seas. Once the showers
pass through, sustained winds will freshen and turn to the northwest
20 to 25 knots. The line is about to approach Key West Harbor, and
will approach the marine zones adjacent to the Middle Keys at about
100 pm.

$$


Short Term Forecast


Short Term Forecast
National Weather Service Key West FL
1257 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

FLZ076>078-051900-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
1257 PM EST Thu Feb 5 2026

.NOW...
Through 200 pm, scattered showers associated with a strong cold
frontal passage will push through the Florida Keys Island Chain.
These showers will move generally to the east to southeast at 25 to
30 mph. Island communities can expect sudden increasing, gusty winds
out of the northwest and brief moderate to heavy downpours reducing
visibility. Rainfall amounts will be generally light, less than one
tenth of an inch.

$$

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