NWS Melbourne FLCF.A 0001October 23, 2026
Coastal Flood Watch: Coastal St. Lucie and Coastal Martin, FL
The National Weather Service office in Melbourne issued a coastal flood watch for Coastal St. Lucie and Coastal Martin in Florida, in force until 2:00 a.m. local time on October 26. It was the 1st coastal flood watch the NWS office in Melbourne issued in 2026.
Watch
Issued2:23 a.m. EDT, October 23, 2026
In force from2:00 a.m. EDT, October 25, 2026
Expires2:00 a.m. EDT, October 26, 2026
In force for 24 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Melbourne FL
- Area
- Coastal St. Lucie and Coastal Martin
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 2:23 a.m. EDT, October 23, 2026
- In force from
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, October 25, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, October 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KMLB CF.A 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Coastal Flood Watches in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents and rough surf. For the Coastal Flood Watch, significant coastal flooding possible. * WHERE...Coastal Saint Lucie and Coastal Martin Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 AM EDT Sunday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Saturday night. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from late Saturday night through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Some roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses and some critical infrastructure may be inundated. Shoreline erosion may occur. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
What the agency told people to do
Conditions favorable for coastal flooding are expected to develop. Coastal residents should be alert for later statements or warnings and take necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.