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Rough Seas and Tropical Threats Loom Over Florida’s Atlantic Coast

Oct 24, 2026

Florida’s East Coast is already dealing with coastal flooding, gusty winds and dangerous surf, and a new area of potential tropical development could prolong or worsen those conditions early next week.

Higher tides associated with the Hunter’s Moon overnight Sunday into early Monday, combined with persistent onshore winds, could further aggravate coastal flooding as the Atlantic remains active late into October.

“A storm doesn’t need to become a hurricane to cause significant problems along the coast. Even a weak or poorly organized system can bring persistent onshore winds, dangerous surf and coastal flooding. With Florida’s East Coast already dealing with repeated rounds of rough weather, another system could prolong those impacts and worsen beach erosion. It’s the potential impacts, not the storm’s classification, that people should be paying attention to,” said AccuWeather lead hurricane expert Alex DaSilva.

What AccuWeather Expert Meteorologists Are Tracking

October 26-30: A low-pressure system moving northward from the Caribbean has a low chance of tropical development off Florida’s East Coast
Florida: Regardless of if development occurs, coastal flooding, dangerous surf and beach erosion will likely continue along the Atlantic coastline next week due to strong onshore winds
Bahamas: Gusty winds and heavy rainfall could threaten portions of the islands if the system develops
Storm strength: Gradual development is possible, but rapid intensification is not expected

Meanwhile Josephine to Bring Impacts to Atlantic Canada

The Atlantic remains active late into October, with Tropical Wind and Rainstorm Josephine moving away from the U.S. East Coast.

Josephine continues to accelerate northeastward, bringing wind gusts of 40-60 mph, locally up to 75 mph, and heavy rainfall to parts of Atlantic Canada. As the system moves farther into the Atlantic this weekend, it could be absorbed into a larger storm that may bring wind gusts and heavy rain to parts of the northern U.K. early next week.

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