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Last Map Update: Tue, Sep 30, 2025 at 8:42:12 pm EDT

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Small Craft Advisory

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Nocturnal Wind Surges

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Small craft should exercise caution tonight, until winds decrease in Hawk Channel and the eastern Florida Straits. Winds continue to come down following Imelda’s passage over The Bahamas. Slight nocturnal wind surges expected Thursday through Sunday nights, with winds increasing to 10-15 knots (~15 knots Sunday night into Monday).

TONIGHT... Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Northwest winds near 15 mph, decreasing to 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Small Craft Should Exercise Caution, until winds decrease in Hawk Channel and the eastern Florida Straits. TONGIHT... W-NW moderate/fresh breezes (fresh breezes Hawk Ch & E Straits), becoming moderate all waters; Seas 2-3 ft, generally sbsd to 1-2 ft (E Straits: 4-7 ft, ocsnl 8 ft, sbsd to 3-6 ft; W & C Straits: 3-5 ft sbsd to 2-4 ft); Bay waters a moderate chop (Nearshore waters choppy), becoming a light/moderate chop; Scattered showers, isolated t’storms.

Small Craft Should Exercise Caution, until winds decrease in Hawk Channel and the eastern Florida Straits. TONGIHT... W-NW moderate/fresh breezes (fresh breezes Hawk Ch & E Straits), becoming moderate all waters; Seas 2-3 ft, generally sbsd to 1-2 ft (E Straits: 4-7 ft, ocsnl 8 ft, sbsd to 3-6 ft; W & C Straits: 3-5 ft sbsd to 2-4 ft); Bay waters a moderate chop (Nearshore waters choppy), becoming a light/moderate chop; Scattered showers, isolated t’storms.

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Marine and Coastal Impacts from Imelda; Unsettled Weather in the West

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