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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
630 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT ALONG THE PANHANDLE BEACHES
THROUGH FRIDAY...

DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD 
FRONT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND OUT ACROSS THE GULF. AS A 
RESULT...THESE PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS COMBINED WITH LARGE 
SOUTHERLY SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS IN THE SURF 
ZONE WITH HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS. THE ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE 
EXTENDED INTO THE WEEKEND. 

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-
530 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT FRIDAY.
PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE SEAS OUT ACROSS
THE GULF HAS LEAD TO HAZARDOUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
PANHANDLE BEACHES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. IN ADDITION TO THE SURF...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION
WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVERWASH ONTO VULNERABLE AREAS ALONG THE COAST
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

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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