053  
WHUS42 KMLB 240644  
CFWMLB  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
244 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
FLZ141-260800-  
/O.NEW.KMLB.SU.Y.0003.260924T1200Z-260926T0800Z/  
/O.NEW.KMLB.CF.Y.0001.260924T2100Z-260925T1500Z/  
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0033.260924T1200Z-260926T0800Z/  
COASTAL VOLUSIA-  
244 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM  
EDT SATURDAY...  
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
11 AM EDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 4  
TO 8 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT  
RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD  
ADVISORY, MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4  
AM EDT SATURDAY. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, FROM 8 AM EDT  
THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. FOR THE COASTAL FLOOD  
ADVISORY, FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...SOME FLOODING OF LOW-LYING LOTS, PARKS AND ROADWAYS  
MAY OCCUR NEAR THE SHORELINE. ONLY ISOLATED ROAD CLOSURES ARE  
EXPECTED. DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND  
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST  
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG, SOUTHWARD FLOWING LONGSHORE  
CURRENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SURF ZONE, IN ADDITION TO  
THE OTHER HAZARDS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
ONSHORE WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE  
FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND  
BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY  
ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE PROPERTY.  
 
HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING  
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.  
SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO LARGE BREAKING  
WAVES AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
FLZ154-159-164-347-447-647-747-260800-  
/O.NEW.KMLB.SU.Y.0003.260924T1200Z-260926T0800Z/  
/O.NEW.KMLB.RP.S.0033.260924T1200Z-260926T0800Z/  
COASTAL INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL SAINT LUCIE-COASTAL MARTIN-  
MAINLAND NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS-  
MAINLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS-  
244 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM  
EDT SATURDAY...  
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING  
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 4  
TO 8 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SURF ZONE. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT  
RISK, DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL INDIAN RIVER, COASTAL SAINT LUCIE, COASTAL  
MARTIN, MAINLAND NORTHERN BREVARD, NORTHERN BREVARD BARRIER  
ISLANDS, MAINLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD AND SOUTHERN BREVARD  
BARRIER ISLANDS COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4  
AM EDT SATURDAY. FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, FROM 8 AM EDT  
THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND  
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP EVEN THE BEST  
SWIMMERS AWAY FROM SHORE INTO DEEPER WATER.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG, SOUTHWARD FLOWING LONGSHORE  
CURRENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SURF ZONE, IN ADDITION TO  
THE OTHER HAZARDS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING  
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.  
SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO LARGE BREAKING  
WAVES AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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