10/23/2026
The high winds are already here and are steadily getting worse as the weekend progresses.
HEADS UP FLORIDA! 💨🌊 This weekend into early next week we have several changes on the way including windy weather, high surf and coastal flooding. Here's everything you need to know:
1) As high pressure settles into the Northeast this weekend, it'll set-up a tight pressure gradient / sharp change in pressure across Florida. As a result, that helps to crank up wind!
2) We could see gusts as high as 35 - 45 mph Sunday into Monday, especially along the East Coast.
3) All that wind is going to keep the Atlantic very unsettled. High Surf Advisory is in effect with surf zone wave heights as high as 7 - 13 feet Sunday - Tuesday. 15 - 20 feet offshore.
4) Coastal flooding is expected to worsen along Florida’s East Coast this weekend into especially early next week around high tide. Higher “king tides” with the approaching full moon will combine with several days of gusty northeast winds to push water onshore. Unfortunately, beach erosion will be another consequence as well.
5) Florida rainfall over the next 7 days will be a Tale of Two Coastlines. Higher on the East Coast, lower on the West Coast. South Florida has the potential for 2 - 4" of rain in spots + localized flooding, especially from West Palm to Miami.
I'll continue to keep you updated with no hype, just the facts. Thanks everyone!
- Matt Devitt Weather
