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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 150 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

- High risk of rip currents for the Palm Beaches through Thursday.

- Hazardous marine conditions return Thursday with the passage of a cold front.

- Colder weather returns Thursday into Friday in the wake of a passing cold front, followed by warmer temperatures this weekend.

UPDATE

Issued at 150 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

No changes needed to be made to the previous forecast as everything looks on track. High pressure will continue to keep mainly dry conditions in place through tonight, however, some isolated shower activity cannot be entirely ruled out over the Atlantic waters and immediate east coast this afternoon. As tonight progresses and winds become light, some patchy fog development will remain possible once again during the overnight hours into early Thursday morning. The best chances for fog development will remain over interior portions of Southwest Florida. Low temperatures tonight will generally range from the upper 40s across the Lake Okeechobee region to the lower to mid 50s across the Southwest Florida coast as well as the east coast metro areas.

SHORT TERM

(Today through Thursday) Issued at 126 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

Dry weather continues across South FL today as high pressure sits over the state early this morning and then will shift off to the east as the day progresses. Some patchy fog is possible over the interior this morning. Plenty of sunshine expected today with partly cloudy skies. With the high shifting to the east, winds will become southerly this afternoon but remaining rather light only 5-10 mph. With the southerly flow developing, temperatures will be much closer to normal with high this afternoon ranging from the low to middle 70s.

Fairly comfortable night expected, especially by the standards of this past week. Overnight lows will range from the upper 40s around the lake, to mid and upper 50s closer to the coasts. Some patchy fog will be possible over interior and SW FL.

On Thursday a cold front associated with a system moving through the SE US will slowly cross South FL, while at the upper levels a deep trough will dig south across the area, with the trough axis crossing Florida late in the day. Moisture will be diminishing as it progresses across South FL, with the best chances of measurable rainfall around the lake region and SW FL. QPF amounts are only about a tenth of an inch, with 90th percentile amounts only about 0.2-0.4 inches, so certainly nothing that will put a dent into the regions ongoing drought. High temperatures on Thursday will be highly variable. With the front crossing the lake region early in the day highs up there will only reach the low to mid 60s, where low to mid 70s are expected over SE FL with the front not fully crossing there until the afternoon hours.

LONG TERM

(Thursday night through Tuesday) Issued at 126 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

Behind the frontal passage, strong high pressure over the western Gulf will build in and allow colder air to filter into the region. The deep upper level trough will quickly move off to the east with upper level ridging starting to build in over the weekend. A dry backdoor front crosses the area this weekend, but will have little impact on temperatures. This means that the cold air won't stick around long with Friday being the coldest day of the week. Some cold headlines will likely be needed for Friday morning with lows in the mid to upper 30s across interior SW FL, and upper 30s to lower 40s across the east coast metro. High temps on Friday will only reach the middle 60s.

Moderating trend will be swift this weekend with slightly below normal high temps on Saturday, and then right around normal for Sunday into early next week. Overnight lows will remain a bit chilly, especially over inland areas and around the lake. Lows each night this weekend through early next week will generally be in the 40s/50s. No rainfall is expected Friday through early next week.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1228 PM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

Mainly VFR conditions will prevail throughout the forecast period. SE winds will range between 5 and 10 kts this afternoon across the east coast terminals before becoming light and variable this evening. At KAPF, winds will become WSW after 19z this afternoon as a Gulf breeze develops. Some patchy fog may develop over the interior late tonight into early Thursday morning, however, most of the fog should not have any impacts to the terminals.

MARINE

Issued at 126 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

Gentle southerly winds develop in the Atlantic waters by this afternoon, with light and variable winds in the Gulf waters. Seas 1- 2 ft in the Gulf and 2-4 ft in the Atlantic.

Hazardous winds and seas return on Thursday as a strong cold front moves across the area. The hazardous conditions will last in the Gulf waters through early Friday, and will linger into the weekend for the Atlantic waters.

BEACHES

Issued at 126 AM EST Wed Feb 4 2026

Lingering swell will result in a high risk of rip currents today for the Palm Beaches, and an elevated risk for the Broward and Miami- Dade beaches. The threat of rip currents for the Collier beaches will increase on Thursday as a cold front moving through the area will result in a strong onshore flow.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Miami 57 75 44 66 / 0 40 0 0 West Kendall 52 74 38 67 / 0 30 0 0 Opa-Locka 56 74 42 67 / 0 40 0 0 Homestead 56 75 42 67 / 0 30 0 0 Fort Lauderdale 56 74 43 65 / 0 50 0 0 N Ft Lauderdale 57 73 43 65 / 0 60 0 0 Pembroke Pines 55 74 42 66 / 0 50 0 0 West Palm Beach 54 70 42 64 / 0 70 0 0 Boca Raton 55 72 42 65 / 0 60 0 0 Naples 56 67 44 64 / 10 80 0 0

MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

FL...High Rip Current Risk through Thursday evening for FLZ168.

AM...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Thursday to 7 AM EST Friday for AMZ630.

Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM Thursday to 7 PM EST Saturday for AMZ650-670.

Small Craft Advisory from 1 PM Thursday to 1 PM EST Saturday for AMZ651-671.

GM...Small Craft Advisory from 8 AM Thursday to 7 AM EST Friday for GMZ656-657-676.