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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1221 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST OF APALACHEE BAY TODAY...

.STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT HAVE
CAUSED WATER LEVELS TO RISE ABOVE NORMAL IN APALACHEE BAY.
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AFTER THE COLD
FRONT PASSES AND THE WINDS SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST. 

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1221 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

AT 12 PM EDT...THE TIDE AT APALACHICOLA WAS A LITTLE OVER A FOOT
ABOVE NORMAL. THE TIDE WAS A LITTLE OVER 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT
CEDAR KEY. TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL PERSIST INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TONIGHT AS THE
WINDS WEAKEN A BIT AND BECOME NORTHWESTLY INSTEAD OF SOUTHWEST.
THESE ABOVE NORMAL TIDES MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AT THE COAST.

LOCAL TIDES FOR TODAY...

APALACHICOLA...LOW TIDE 1253 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE 608 PM 

ST MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 1045 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE 441 PM 

SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 1113 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE 448 PM 

STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 1055 AM EDT...HIGH TIDE 444 PM

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG
THE LOWEST AREAS AT THE COAST. PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 

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