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FZUS52 KTAE 030914
SRFTAE
FLZ108-112-114-115-GMZ750-755-032300-

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
511 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES...

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS FRIDAY ALONG THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES...

.TODAY...

BEACH WINDS.......... EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

UV INDEX............. 7 OR HIGH EXPOSURE.

WATER TEMPERATURE.... 81 DEGREES AT PANAMA CITY BEACH.

BEACH TEMPERATURE.... HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S.

SURF HEIGHT.......... 2 TO 3 FEET.

RIP CURRENT RISK..... MODERATE.

WIND AND SURF CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP
CURRENTS TODAY. DURING TIMES OF MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK...PERSONS
SHOULD ENTER THE WATER ONLY IF THEY ARE EXPERIENCED WITH SWIMMING
IN THE SURF. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO
THE SHORELINE UNTIL YOU ARE OUT OF THE SEAWARD PULL OF THE RIP
CURRENT. ALWAYS CONSULT THE LOCAL BEACH FLAG SYSTEM WHICH MAY
SHOW HIGHER RISK BASED ON THE OBSERVED CONDITIONS AND THE LOCAL
EXPERTISE OF THE BEACH PATROL.


.FRIDAY...

BEACH WINDS.......... SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

UV INDEX............. 6 OR HIGH EXPOSURE.

BEACH TEMPERATURE.... HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S.

SURF HEIGHT.......... 3 TO 5 FEET PANHANDLE BEACHES. 2 TO 3 FEET
                      BIG BEND BEACHES.

RIP CURRENT RISK..... HIGH.

&&

TIDE INFORMATION FOR THURSDAY OCTOBER 03 2013.

SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE.
HIGH 01:44 AM ... LOW 07:48 AM ... HIGH 02:01 PM ... LOW 08:07 PM.

APALACHICOLA.
HIGH 03:19 AM ... LOW 09:50 AM ... HIGH 03:51 PM ... LOW 10:03 PM.

SAINT ANDREWS BAY AT PANAMA CITY.
LOW 04:29 AM ... HIGH 11:16 AM ... LOW 04:15 PM ... HIGH 10:01 PM.

NOTE THAT THE TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ARE 3 MINUTES EARLIER AT
SHELL POINT THAN AT THE SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE.

&&

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