000 WHUS42 KTAE 221013 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 613 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON SATURDAY FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE BEACHES... .A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD TODAY...AND PER THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...HAS A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND RESULTING IN AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...ESPECIALLY AS SOUTHERLY SWELLS BEGIN TO IMPACT OUR BEACHES. THIS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FLZ108-112-114-115-231100- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0015.120623T1200Z-120624T0000Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 613 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2012 /513 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 2012/ ...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 4 FEET SATURDAY MORNING BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON * TIMING...SATURDAY WITH IMPACTS LIKELY CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY AS WELL. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ 17-GOULD