Station Name: BBCW8
Station Type: Fixed
Data Source: National Data Buoy Center

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet

Nearest Address:
Old Cutler Road
Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
Miami-Dade County

GPS Coordinates: 25.601, -80.306

Nearby Water Temperatures

Rip Current Statement issued April 21 at 2:01PM EDT until April 23 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL

Effective: Tue April 21, 2026, 2:01 PM
Expires: Wed April 22, 2026, 6:00 AM

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

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.

Rip Current Statement issued April 21 at 7:50PM EDT until April 23 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL

Effective: Tue April 21, 2026, 7:50 PM
Expires: Wed April 22, 2026, 4:00 PM

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

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.

Red Flag Warning issued April 21 at 10:27AM EDT until April 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL

Effective: Tue April 21, 2026, 10:27 AM
Expires: Tue April 21, 2026, 8:00 PM

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a Red Flag Warning for Southwest Florida, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 069 Coastal Collier County, Fire Weather Zone 163 Glades County Lake Region, Fire Weather Zone 166 Hendry County Lakes Region, Fire Weather Zone 170 Big Cypress, Fire Weather Zone 263 Glades County, Fire Weather Zone 266 Hendry County, Fire Weather Zone 270 Northern Collier and Fire Weather Zone 370 Southwest Collier. * TIMING...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * WINDS...Northeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 30 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 85. * IMPACTS...Breezy northeast winds combined with low RH values and continued dry fuels may result in dangerous fire weather behavior this afternoon into early evening.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.