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CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
122 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ FRIDAY FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF
WALTON...BAY..GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
GENERATE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WHICH COMBINED WITH LARGE SEAS WILL
CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS ALONG WITH HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS INTO AT
LEAST FRIDAY MORNING.

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
122 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 /1222 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009/

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. 

PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS COMBINED WITH INCREASING SEAS OUT ACROSS
THE GULF WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
WALTON TO FRANKLIN COUNTY BEACHES. EXPECT STORM TIDES 1 TO 2 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL AND SURF HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 7 FEET. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SURF...
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE. OVER WASH ONTO
VULNERABLE AREAS ALONG THE COAST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. AS THE
FRONT EXITS FROM WEST TO EAST ON FRIDAY...WINDS WILL TURN TO
OFFSHORE AND SURF CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.

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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