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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
404 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008

...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

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404 PM EST THU MAR 6 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A 
WARM FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL PILE WATER ALONG THE COAST.
DEPARTURES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY.
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH...AND THIS WILL
RESULT IN TIDES ABOUT 5 TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOW LOW WATER LEVELS
DURING THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE CYCLE. SOME OVER WASH OF
FLOOD WALLS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH MOST IMPACTS EXPECTED TO BE
MINOR. HOWEVER...IF TIDAL DEPARTURES GET HIGHER THAN
FORECAST...MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING COULD OCCUR.

FOLLOWING ARE SOME HIGH TIDE TIMES FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
ALONG THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST.

AUCILLA RIVER ENTRANCE...211 PM AND 221 AM EST. 
STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...211 PM AND 214 AM EST. 
CEDAR KEY...154 PM AND 157 AM EST.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

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