The National Weather Service has warned of the risk of severe thunderstorms on Monday and the possibility of tornadoes near the coast, along with gusty winds and extreme hazardous marine and beach conditions this week.
In addition to the windy conditions, the nighttime lows will be cool, with temps forecast to drop to the 50s on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Winds gusts on Monday could reach 18 mph with the chance of rain at 90%. Though total accumulations will be light, isolated thunderstorms could produce heavy downpours, the weather service said.
“Storms may be strong to severe and capable of producing damaging wind gusts, hail, and possibly a tornado,” the weather service said. The southern part of South Florida is most likely to see the most impact.
The tornado risk on Monday is highest along the water, from Boca Raton south to Homestead, and extending out into the Atlantic.
There also is an elevated risk of hail from Monday into Monday night from Boca Raton southward.
Tuesday will be quite blustery, with northwest winds crossing the area at 18 mph to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
The weather service has issued a wind advisory from 4 a.m. Tuesday to 4 a.m. Wednesday, as it is forecasting sustained winds of 20 mph to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph along coastal metro Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
The intense weather will produce hazardous beach conditions through the middle of the week, including the possibility of high rip-current risks, high surf and minor coastal flooding.
Tuesday and Wednesday are forecast to have an “extreme” level of marine risk offshore from Jupiter south to Key Largo.