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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
437 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
FRIDAY ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST...

.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
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-
437 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 /337 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009/

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/
FRIDAY...

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