000 WHUS42 KTAE 261907 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 307 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT ALONG THE PANHANDLE BEACHES THROUGH 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... 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 INTO AT LEAST EARLY SUNDAY. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY. FLZ008-012-014-271915- /O.EXT.KTAE.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090329T1200Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF- 207 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS EXTENDED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY...UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS COMBINED WITH MODERATE SEAS OUT ACROSS THE GULF HAS LEAD TO HAZARDOUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE PANHANDLE BEACHES. EXPECT STORM TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND SURF HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IN ADDITION TO THE SURF...LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVER WASH 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. $$ BLOCK