000 WHUS42 KTAE 110832 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 332 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE BEACHES OF WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MARINE AREA...WHICH WILL LEAD TO BUILDING SURF ACROSS THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AT THE BAY AND WALTON COUNTY BEACHES...BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS MORNING...WITH A FEW SETS OF 6 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE SURF WILL THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT...WITH RESIDUAL SWELLS OF 2 TO 4 FEET STILL EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. THIS HIGH SURF WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER... WITH SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. FURTHER TO THE EAST...THE SURF WILL BE LOWER OVER SAINT JOSEPH PENINSULA...SAINT GEORGE AND DOG ISLANDS...WITH BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. HOWEVER...WITH THE INCREASING WINDS...THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH AT THESE LOCATIONS AS WELL. FLZ008-012-121200- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.Y.0002.090211T1200Z-090212T1200Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY- 232 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING. BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS MORNING...WITH A FEW SETS OF 6 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE SURF WILL THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT...WITH RESIDUAL SWELLS OF 2 TO 4 FEET STILL EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. THIS HIGH SURF WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER...WITH SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$ JAMSKI