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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
450 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST/6PM CST/ 
THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST FACING BEACHES ALONG THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND FRANKLIN COUNTY COASTS ...

...THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE TAYLOR AND DIXIE
COUNTY COASTLINES...

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COASTAL WALTON-
350 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR WALTON COUNTY...

ALTHOUGH THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...MODERATE
BREAKER HEIGHTS AND VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN LIKELY
TODAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WEST TO EAST
AS THE COAST BENDS AROUND TOWARD THE SOUTH.

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TAYLOR-DIXIE-
450 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND.

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BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
450 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 /350 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2008/

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...

GALE FORCE WINDS OUT OF THE WEST WILL RESULT IN LARGE SEAS AND
HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF
BAY...GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES TODAY. RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN
DANGEROUS TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. NEARSHORE WAVE MODELS
INDICATE SEAS UP TO 10 FEET WITH 11 SECOND PERIODS JUST WEST OF
CAPE SAN BLAS THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE SURF WITH
BREAKER HEIGHTS RANGING FROM 6 TO 9 FEET IN THE SURF ZONE. THIS
INCLUDES THE BEACHES IN PANAMA CITY...MEXICO BEACH...CAPE SAN
BLAS...AND PORTIONS OF ST. GEORGE ISLAND.

IN ADDITION TO THE LARGE SURF...HIGH WAVE RUNUP WILL CAUSE
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND POSSIBLY MINOR FLOODING ACROSS
VULNERABLE ROADS...ESPECIALLY ON CAPE SAN BLAS.

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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GIBBS