Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.
Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM (GMZ656) Issued by: National Weather Service Miami - South Florida Last Update: 356 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 2026 |  |
Today: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning. A chance of showers and tstms early this afternoon, then showers and tstms likely late. Tonight: NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Showers and tstms likely early in the evening, then a chance of showers and tstms late in the evening. Thu: NE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, occasionally to 5 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and tstms early in the afternoon. Showers and tstms likely late. Thu Night: E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of tstms. Showers. Fri: E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft, subsiding to 1 to 2 ft in the afternoon. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms until late afternoon, then showers with tstms likely late. Fri Night: E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Wave detail: E 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms. Sat: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers with a chance of tstms in the morning, then showers with tstms likely in the afternoon. Sat Night: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers with tstms likely in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of tstms after midnight. Sun: SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S in the afternoon. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. Showers likely. A chance of tstms until late afternoon, then tstms likely late. Sun Night: S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas less than 2 ft or less. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of tstms until early morning. Showers likely. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM (GMZ656) | |
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