Heavy rain, coastal flooding expected for Florida this weekend

Multiple rounds of rain and coastal flooding are expected for the east coast of Florida this weekend and into Monday. Coastal Flood Alerts are up along the east coast of Florida up to parts of coastal Georgia for minor coastal flooding, with 1 to 2 feet of inundation possible during high tide. This is from funneled offshore winds from both the stalled front and a high pressure system over the Northeast. A Flood Watch is in effect for the coast of east-central Florida from Jupiter Island up to Daytona Beach until Sunday morning for widespread rain up to 1 to 3 inches along the coast, with locally higher totals up to 5 to 6 inches possible. While this will be the area that likely sees the highest flood threat Saturday through the weekend, an isolated flood threat -- Level 1 of 4 -- will rema