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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
342 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
THE PANHANDLE BEACHES...

.INCREASING SOUTHERLY SWELLS STILL PROPAGATING TOWARDS THE AREA
FROM ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. ADDITIONALLY...BREEZY WEST-SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL
GENERATE WIND-WAVES OF ABOUT 2 TO 4 FEET THAT WILL BE PUSHING EAST
TOWARDS THE BEACHES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE MULTIPLE WAVE
GROUPS...IN ADDITION TO 10 TO 15 MPH ONSHORE FLOW...IS EXPECTED
TO LEAD TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS.

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SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
342 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012 /242 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER. BEACH 
  GOERS ARE URGED TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL BEACH PATROLS. 

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.

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