Eli Morning Brief: Friday, Nov. 13, 2026
Major flooding keeps slowly rising on the St. Johns near Cocoa, ULA targets a 12:54 p.m. Vulcan launch, a sunny but cooler weekend starts, and Fiske Boulevard closes lanes tonight.
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In this Friday Morning Brief: the National Weather Service in Melbourne says a Flood Warning continues for the St. Johns River near Cocoa, where major flooding is occurring and the river is forecast to keep slowly rising within major flood stage through this weekend. Never drive through flooded roads or around barricades.
United Launch Alliance is targeting 12:54 p.m. today for its first Vulcan launch for Amazon Leo, carrying 40 broadband satellites from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Space Coast Wire launch page lists a window from 12:54 to 1:23 p.m. Launch times can change, so check before you head out.
Today turns mostly sunny with a high near 74 and northwest wind gusts as high as 25 mph, then Saturday is sunny and cooler with a high near 66, according to NWS Melbourne. At the beaches, the rip current risk is low today, with surf of 2 to 3 feet in north Brevard and around 2 feet in south Brevard. Tonight from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., FDOT plans lane closures on Fiske Boulevard in Rockledge and Cocoa for milling and paving. Check FL511.
New on The Space Coast Wire: our guide to beachside construction in Brevard, from A1A repaving to new sand for Melbourne Beach, with the latest finish estimates from each agency.
Sources: NWS Melbourne, United Launch Alliance, FDOT and The Space Coast Wire. Conditions were current as of early Friday morning, Nov. 13. Check NWS Melbourne at weather.gov/mlb for the latest.
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