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WHUS42 KTAE 072340
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
640 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTY COASTLINES...

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
FOR THE BEACHES ALONG THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FRANKLIN
COUNTY COASTS...

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
640 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 /540 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008/

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM
CST/ SATURDAY FOR THE BEACHES ALONG THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
AND FRANKLIN COUNTY COASTS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/
SATURDAY. 

ALTHOUGH THE STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS OF EARLIER TODAY
HAVE NOW SHIFTED TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS
OF THE COASTAL WATERS...A HIGH SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG AREA BEACHES INTO EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. BREAKERS OF 5 TO 7 FEET WITH SOME HIGHER SETS CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WHICH MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. THESE WAVES SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE
MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY. 

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

$$

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TAYLOR-DIXIE-
640 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
FOR THE TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTY COASTLINES...

THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. 

ALTHOUGH THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE TEMPORARILY DECREASED
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY AND THE NORTHERN GULF
OF MEXICO...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND STRENGTHEN
SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT BEFORE BECOMING NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY
SUBSIDING ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT
COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...THESE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT THE TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE...WITH MAXIMUM POTENTIAL TIDES UP TO 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN
LOW WATER LEVELS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 

$$

17-GOULD