{"id":208427,"date":"2026-03-27T15:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/208427\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:06:09","slug":"strong-winds-rough-surf-in-central-florida-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/208427\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong winds, rough surf in Central Florida this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA front will move through Central Florida this weekend, bringing strong winds to coastal communities. SaturdayThe coastal waters forecast is set to deteriorate significantly as a cold front moves in on Saturday. Powerful winds will accompany the front, stirring up the Atlantic Ocean and creating dangerous conditions for boaters and beachgoers. Waves will be breaking at heights of 5 to 7 feet.SundayAs a cold front moves through the region, temperatures will dip on Sunday, reaching the 60s. This marks the last significant cool-down expected for the next six months.Beach conditions will remain hazardous on Sunday, with waves breaking at 6 to 8 feet.Watches and warningsA Gale Watch has been issued for Saturday by the National Weather Service. This means there is a higher chance of very strong winds, with speeds between 39 and 54 mph.First Warning Weather Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.RadarSevere Weather AlertsDownload the WESH 2 News app to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi, Eric Burris, Marquise Meda and Cam Tran.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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A front will move through Central Florida this weekend, bringing strong winds to coastal communities. <\/p>\n

Saturday<\/p>\n

The coastal waters forecast is set to deteriorate significantly as a cold front moves in on Saturday. <\/p>\n

Powerful winds will accompany the front, stirring up the Atlantic Ocean and creating dangerous conditions for boaters and beachgoers. <\/p>\n

Waves will be breaking at heights of 5 to 7 feet.<\/p>\n

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Sunday<\/p>\n

As a cold front moves through the region, temperatures will dip on Sunday, reaching the 60s. This marks the last significant cool-down expected for the next six months.<\/p>\n

Beach conditions will remain hazardous on Sunday, with waves breaking at 6 to 8 feet.<\/p>\n

Watches and warnings<\/p>\n

A Gale Watch has been issued for Saturday by the National Weather Service. <\/p>\n

This means there is a higher chance of very strong winds, with speeds between 39 and 54 mph.<\/p>\n

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First Warning Weather <\/p>\n

Stay with WESH 2 online and on-air for the most accurate Central Florida weather forecast.<\/p>\n

Download the WESH 2 News app<\/a> to get the most up-to-date weather alerts. <\/p>\n

The First Warning Weather team includes First Warning Chief Meteorologist Tony Mainolfi<\/a>, Eric Burris<\/a>, Marquise Meda<\/a> and Cam Tran<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A front will move through Central Florida this weekend, bringing strong winds to coastal communities. SaturdayThe coastal waters…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208428,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[95436,4621,147,65203,18746,5120,28,30,29,14060,95435,6695,12877,5125,1991,13493,29885,1098],"class_list":["post-208427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-beachgoer","tag-boater","tag-central-florida","tag-cold-front-move","tag-dangerous-condition","tag-first-warning-weather","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-foot","tag-rough-surf","tag-saturday","tag-strong-wind","tag-sunday","tag-temperature","tag-watch","tag-wave","tag-weekend"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}