textproduct: Miami - South Florida

KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 645 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

- High Rip Current Risk along Atlantic beaches continues through the weekend.

- Temperatures remain above normal through the next week.

SHORT TERM

(Today through Sunday) Issued at 1205 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Overall pattern will continue to hold this weekend with surface high pressure over the western Atlantic and mid/upper level ridging over the state of Florida. This will result in a breezy ESE flow continuing through the weekend. With PWAT values running 1.2-1.4 inches, occasional coastal showers will continue across the east coast metro, with some late day showers and isolated thunderstorms late in the day across SW FL. Some patchy fog is possible early this morning and again early Sunday morning over interior SW FL.

Temperatures this weekend will remain above normal with highs ranging from the low to mid 80s across the east coast metro to upper 80s and around 90 over inland SW FL. Lows tonight will be in the 60s/70s.

LONG TERM

(Sunday night through Friday) Issued at 1205 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

High pressure will remain in the western Atlantic through the middle of next week. Mainly dry conditions will prevail with just a slight chance of coastal showers. A better chance of rain is expected towards the end of the work week as a frontal boundary slides south across FL, with some uncertainty regarding how far south the front reaches before stalling out. Regardless, this will increase the chances of showers and thunderstorms over the area for Thursday and Friday.

Temperatures will remain above normal through the extended period, with highs generally in the low/mid 80s across SE FL, and upper 80s to around 90 over SW FL. Lows each night will remain mild in the 60s/70s.

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 645 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

VFR through the period, with easterly winds 10-15 kts, and gusts up to 25 kts possible later this afternoon. Winds begin to die down overnight. A few passing showers could move across the East Coast early this morning, and KAPF could see a few showers later this afternoon.

MARINE

Issued at 1205 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Moderate to fresh easterly winds expected today over the Atlantic waters, with light to gentle variable winds expected across the Gulf waters. Seas in the Atlantic will be 2-4 ft, and 2 ft or less in the Gulf.

BEACHES

Issued at 1205 AM EST Sat Mar 7 2026

Persistent easterly flow will result in a high risk of rip currents for the Atlantic beaches through at least the weekend.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Miami 82 71 83 71 / 10 10 10 10 West Kendall 84 67 85 66 / 10 10 10 10 Opa-Locka 83 70 85 69 / 20 10 10 10 Homestead 83 71 84 71 / 10 10 10 10 Fort Lauderdale 81 71 81 71 / 20 20 10 10 N Ft Lauderdale 81 71 81 71 / 20 20 10 10 Pembroke Pines 84 70 85 70 / 20 10 10 10 West Palm Beach 81 70 82 69 / 20 20 10 10 Boca Raton 81 70 82 70 / 30 20 10 10 Naples 86 67 86 67 / 20 10 20 20

MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

FL...High Rip Current Risk through Sunday evening for FLZ168-172-173.

AM...None. GM...None.