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| Rip Current Statement issued March 17 at 1:20AM EDT until March 18 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL | ||
| NWS Melbourne FL | ||
| Category | Certainty | Severity |
| Met | Likely | Moderate |
| Status | Urgency | Category |
| Actual | Expected | Met |
| Effective | Ends | Expires |
| 03/17/2026 01:20 AM | 03/18/2026 03:00 AM | 03/18/2026 03:00 AM |
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and a southward-flowing longshore
current.
* WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie, and
Martin Counties.
* WHEN...Through late tonight.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
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Hourly Forecast
Tue, 07:00 AM
CloudyWinds: 15 mph NNW
Tue, 08:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 20 mph NNW
Tue, 09:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph NNW
Tue, 10:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph NNW
Tue, 11:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph NNW
Tue, 12:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph NNW
Tue, 01:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph NNW
Tue, 02:00 PM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 15 mph N
Tue, 03:00 PM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 15 mph N
Tue, 04:00 PM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 15 mph N
Tue, 05:00 PM
Slight Chance Rain ShowersWinds: 15 mph N
Tue, 06:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Tue, 07:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Tue, 08:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Tue, 09:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Tue, 10:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Tue, 11:00 PM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Wed, 12:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Wed, 01:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Wed, 02:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Wed, 03:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Wed, 04:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Wed, 05:00 AM
Mostly CloudyWinds: 15 mph N
Wed, 06:00 AM
Partly SunnyWinds: 15 mph N
Coastal Waters Forecast for East Central Florida
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
Hazardous conditions continue this morning due to strong northwest breezes and building seas. A cold front exits into the Bahamas today before becoming stationary on Wednesday. High pressure over the Plains will quickly migrate toward the east, extending from the Deep South to the Mid-Atlantic states by Thursday. Winds will veer onshore on Wednesday, remaining moderate to fresh at times through at least Thursday. High pressure then settles over Florida this weekend.
Atlantic coastal waters from Flagler Beach to Jupiter Inlet out 60 nm. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest one third of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average highest ten percent of the waves. GULF STREAM HAZARDS.North-northwest winds around 20 knots and seas 6 to 9 feet. The approximate location of the west wall of the Gulf Stream based on the Real Time Ocean Forecast System as of Tuesday, March 17th, 2026. 40 nautical miles east of Ponce Inlet. 30 nautical miles east of Port Canaveral. 26 nautical miles east of Sebastian Inlet. 16 nautical miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. 9 nautical miles east of Saint Lucie Inlet.