By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- IIn preparation for the inclement weekend weather due to approaching Hurricane Isaias this weekend with a hurricane watch now in effect, Volusia County’s Beach Safety and Coastal divisions are securing all assets on the beaches.
All port-o-lets were removed from the beach and the majority of waste receptacles were as well by early Friday evenening.
"Rough surf and higher than normal tides are expected, which may force the closure of beach driving," Beach Safety Capt. Tama Malphurs told Headline Surfer in an email alert. "As more information becomes available, additional closures and measures may be taken."
"Rough surf and higher than normal tides are expected, which may force the closure of beach driving," Beach Safety Capt. Tama Malphurs told Headline Surfer in an email alert. "As more information becomes available, additional closures and measures may be taken."
Beach-goers are encouraged to follow Volusia County Beaches onFacebook and Twitter, visit www.volusia.org/beach [1], download the
Volusia Beaches mobile app on the Google Play or App Store.
From the National Weather Service: Hurricane warning & watch in effect for coastal Florida
Hurricane Isaias is expected to strengthen as it tracks through the Bahamas into Saturday and then will move near Florida this weekend, before tracking up the East Coast as far north as New England next week, according to the Weather Channel.
A hurricane warning has been issued for a portion of Florida's East Coast, from Boca Raton to the Volusia/Brevard County Line.
A hurricane watch has been expanded, for portions of Florida, from north of the Volusia-Brevard County line to the Flagler/Volusia County Line, and for South Florida from Boca Raton to Hallendale County. A hurricane watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force wind, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous.
Henry Frederick is publisher of Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news outlet launched 12 years ago that serves greater Daytona Beach, Sanford & Orlando, Florida via HeadlineSurfer.com. Frederick has amassed more than a hundred journalism industry awards in print & online -- more than than all other members of the working press combined in Central Florida since the mid-1990s. He earned his Master of Arts in New Media Journalism with academic honors from Full Sail University in 2019. Having witnessed the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber and other high profile cases, Frederick has appeared on national crime documentary programs on Discovery ID and Reelz for his investigative reporting and cops & courts breaking news stories.