A coastal flood advisory for Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties was issued by the National Weather Service before dawn on Friday.
Meteorologists say coastal flooding is possible because of high tides due to the lunar cycle and unusually high water levels. Low-lying areas are especially vulnerable during high tides, which occured at 7 a.m. and will happen again at 7 p.m
Flooding was reported Friday morning in parts of Miami Beach.
The coastal flood advisory is in effect until 2 p.m. Sunday.
Otherwise, expect a mix of sun, clouds and showers today and over the weekend. Monday, Columbus Day, should be mostly sunny.
Also, as of Monday, morning temperatures should be in the low 70s and afternoon readings in the mid-80s, the result of a cold front.
South Florida’s Friday forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high temperature of about 87, a low of about 75 and a 50 percent chance of rain.
The rain chance remains at 50 percent on Saturday and Sunday and eases to 20 percent on Monday.
Double punch: From weather expert Jim Lushine:
The now deceased Hurricane Joaquin delivered a mighty blow to the Bahamas last weekend. Could another one hit the same location this year?
Two or more tropical systems have made landfall near the same area several times. The best example was in 2004, when both Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne made landfall just north of Palm Beach County.
In 2013, three tropical cyclones hit Mexico, after approaching from the southwest Gulf of Mexico. In 2010, four tropical systems crossed over the eastern Yucatan Peninsula.
Most of the time, if there are multiple landfalls, the storms follow similar paths. This is because the tropical atmosphere doesn’t change very quickly, so similar steering currents persist for weeks.
There have been instances when hurricanes came from different directions and moved across the same area. That happened in 1935 when the Labor Day Storm hit the Keys from the southeast, and the Yankee Storm hit south Florida from the northeast.
