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Well, this stinks – if you’re headed to the sunny beaches of south Florida.

Too much fecal matter in the waters at Golden Beach, Crandon Beach North and Crandon Beach South has led to extended swimming advisories through the weekend after alerts were issued Wednesday by Florida’s Department of Health, an agency spokeswoman told the Miami Herald.

“We are recommending that you don’t swim as a precaution,” spokeswoman Olga Connor told the newspaper, citing risks of infections, diarrhea or other illnesses. But that doesn’t mean swimmers can’t plunge into the Atlantic Ocean at their own risk, according to the newspaper.

The warning is the second time this month that swimmers have been advised to steer clear of waters at Crandon Beach North, where recent samples failed to meet water quality standards for enterococci, bacteria normally found in feces. Virginia Key Beach Southside was also named in the previous advisory.

“The results of the sampling indicate that water contact may pose an increased risk of illness, particularly for susceptible individuals,” health officials warned earlier this month.

Some common causes for high levels of enterococci are storm water run-off, teeming wildlife in the area and human sewage. Temperatures in Miami-Dade County are expected to hit 94 degrees both Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

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