000 WHUS42 KTAE 111345 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 945 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT (11 AM EDT) FRIDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY WESTWARD... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR GULF...FRANKLIN...AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR JEFFERSON...TAYLOR...AND DIXIE COUNTIES... .THE LARGE WIND FIELD FROM HURRICANE IKE HAS GENERATED HIGH SWELLS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. THESE SWELLS WILL AFFECT THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALSO...THE ABUNDANT HIGH WAVES ENTERING THE NORTHEAST GULF WILL CAUSE ABOVE-NORMAL TIDES...ESPECIALLY NEAR HIGH TIDES ALONG THE GULF...FRANKLIN...AND WAKULLA COUNTY COASTS TODAY. FLZ008-012-120000- /O.CAN.KTAE.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080912T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KTAE.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080913T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.W.0001.080911T1345Z-080912T1500Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY- 845 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY. LARGE SWELLS GENERATED FROM LARGE AND INTENSIFYING HURRICANE IKE HAVE REACHED THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND WILL CONTINUE TO POUND THE COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALREADY SURF AS HIGH AS 12 TO 16 FEET HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE. THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASING TREND BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. THE SURF AT SAINT GEORGE ISLAND WILL BE SOMEWHAT LOWER AT 5 TO 7 FEET...BUT STILL LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND OVER FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDES. THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE AT SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... AT PANAMA CITY...HIGH TIDE 731 AM CDT TODAY...LOW TIDE 601 PM CDT...HIGH TIDE 824 AM CDT FRIDAY. AT DESTIN...HIGH TIDE 755 AM...LOW TIDE 638 PM...HIGH TIDE 848 AM FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION...AND POSSIBLE OVERWASH OF LOW LYING ROADS IN AREAS WHERE THE DUNES ARE LOW. $$ FLZ014-015-120000- /O.UPG.KTAE.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080913T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.SU.W.0001.080911T1345Z-080912T1500Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080912T0000Z/ GULF-FRANKLIN- 945 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 /845 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008/ ...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. LARGE SWELLS GENERATED FROM LARGE AND INTENSIFYING HURRICANE IKE HAVE REACHED THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND WESTERN BIG BEND...AND WILL CONTINUE TO POUND THE COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALREADY SURF AS HIGH AS 8 TO 10 FEET HAS BEEN REPORTED AT CAPE SAN BLAS...FORCING THE CLOSURE OF STATE ROAD 30 EAST. THE SURF AT SAINT GEORGE ISLAND WILL BE SOMEWHAT LOWER AT 5 TO 7 FEET...BUT STILL LARGE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDE. IN FACT...MINOR FLOODING IN THE SAINT GEORGE STATE PARK WITH WATER OVER THE ROAD HAS BEEN REPORTED THIS MORNING. THE HIGH SURF WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASING TREND BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...DEADLY RIP CURRENTS......SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION...AND POSSIBLE OVERWASH OF LOW LYING ROADS IN AREAS WHERE THE DUNES ARE LOW. AT 8 AM EDT (7 AM CDT)...THE TIDE AT THE PANAMA CITY GAGE WAS 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AT 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. TIDES AS HIGH AS 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED THIS MORNING AT ALLIGATOR POINT ROAD NEAR THE MARINA. THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE AT SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... SAINT GEORGE ISLAND...HIGH TIDE 1043 AM EDT...LOW TIDE 621 PM...HIGH TIDE 159 AM FRIDAY...LOW TIDE 601 AM FRIDAY...HIGH TIDE 1152 AM FRIDAY. CARRABELLE...HIGH TIDE 1120 AM...LOW TIDE 656 PM...HIGH TIDE 236 AM FRIDAY...LOW TIDE 636 AM EDT FRIDAY...HIGH TIDE 1229 PM FRIDAY. PORT SAINT JOE...HIGH TIDE 722 AM CDT...LOW TIDE 527 PM CDT...HIGH TIDE 815 AM CDT FRIDAY. NOTE THAT THE LOW TIDE AMPLITUDE AT SAINT GEORGE ISLAND AND CARRABELLE IS ONLY AROUND HALF A FOOT LOWER THAN THE HIGH TIDE. THIS MAY LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF INUNDATION IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST FROM THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$ FLZ027-120000- /O.CON.KTAE.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080912T0000Z/ WAKULLA- 945 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ABUNDANT HIGH WAVES ARE ENTERING THE NORTHEAST GULF FROM LARGE AND INTENSIFYING HURRICANE IKE. THIS WILL CAUSE ABOVE-NORMAL TIDES...ESPECIALLY NEAR HIGH TIDE. EARLY MORNING REPORTS INDICATE THAT TIDES ARE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THOSE REPORTED DURING HURRICANE GUSTAV. TIDES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 4 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...WITH MAXIMUM STORM TIDES OF 7 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE AROUND HIGH TIDE. REMEMBER...STORM TIDE IS THE COMBINATION OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDE AND STORM SURGE. STORM TIDE VALUES ARE GIVEN IN REFERENCE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THIS WOULD BE A LITTLE WORSE THAN GUSTAV A FEW WEEKS AGO...AND COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS SUCH AS THE MASHES SANDS AREA. THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE... SAINT MARKS...HIGH TIDE 1219 PM EDT...LOW TIDE 714 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE 134 AM EDT FRIDAY...LOW TIDE 656 AN EDT FRIDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. $$ FLZ018-028-034-120000- /O.CON.KTAE.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080912T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-TAYLOR-DIXIE- 945 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ABUNDANT HIGH WAVES ARE ENTERING THE NORTHEAST GULF FROM LARGE AND INTENSIFYING HURRICANE IKE. THIS WILL CAUSE ABOVE-NORMAL TIDES...ESPECIALLY NEAR HIGH TIDE. EARLY MORNING REPORTS INDICATE THAT TIDES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE APALACHEE BAY COAST. TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...RESULTING IN STORM TIDES OF 5 TO 7 FEET. REMEMBER...STORM TIDE IS THE COMBINATION OF ASTRONOMICAL TIDE AND STORM SURGE. THESE VALUES GIVEN ARE IN REFERENCE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE AT SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...HIGH TIDE 1135 AM EDT...LOW TIDE 704 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE 118 AM EDT FRIDAY...LOW TIDE 649 AM EDT FRIDAY. STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...HIGH TIDE 1131 AM...LOW TIDE 646 PM ...HIGH TIDE 114 AM FRIDAY...LOW TIDE 631 AM FRIDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. $$ FOURNIER/GODSEY/GIBBS