000 WHUS42 KTAE 111849 CFWTAE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 249 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT (11 AM EDT) FRIDAY FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY WESTWARD... ...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT (11 AM EDT) FRIDAY FOR GULF...FRANKLIN AND WAKULLA COUNTIES... ...A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR JEFFERSON...TAYLOR...AND DIXIE COUNTIES... .WITH HURRICANE IKE CONTINUING TO MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...THE STRONG WINDS PUSHING WATER TOWARD THE COASTLINE IS DECREASING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT ON THE NEXT HIGH TIDE CYCLE AFTER MIDNIGHT THAT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING COULD OCCUR IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS ALONG THE COASTLINE. ADDITIONALLY...SINCE HURRICANE IKE CONTINUES TO HAVE A LARGE WIND FIELD THAT IS CREATING VERY HIGH SURF ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO...AREAS FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY WESTWARD WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF. THIS HIGH SURF WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. FLZ027-121500- /O.CAN.KTAE.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080912T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KTAE.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080912T1500Z/ WAKULLA- 249 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. ABUNDANT HIGH WAVES CONTINUE SPREADING NORTH FROM LARGE AND INTENSIFYING HURRICANE IKE. THIS WILL CAUSE ABOVE-NORMAL TIDES...ESPECIALLY NEAR HIGH TIDE. THE LATEST REPORTS AS OF 2 PM EDT INDICATE THAT WATER LEVELS ARE BEGINNING TO DROP ALONG THE COAST. THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. DURING THIS TIME...TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE AN OVERALL STORM TIDE OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. REMEMBER THAT STORM TIDE IS THE COMBINATION OF THE STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE... SAINT MARKS...LOW TIDE 714 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE 134 AM EDT FRIDAY...LOW TIDE 656 AN EDT FRIDAY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. $$ FLZ014-015-121500- /O.CAN.KTAE.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080912T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080912T1500Z/ GULF-FRANKLIN- 249 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 /149 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008/ ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. THE REPLACES THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ FRIDAY. AT 2 PM EDT...REPORTS FROM AREA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INDICATE THAT WATER LEVELS ARE DECREASING ALONG THE COAST. WITH THE TIDE NOW GOING OUT...FURTHER LOWERING OF THE WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 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. TIDES WILL LIKELY RUN AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT PRODUCING A STORM TIDE OF 3 TO 5 FEET. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST DUE TO THE INCREASED WAVE ACTION. REMEMBER STORM TIDE IS THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE AT SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... SAINT GEORGE ISLAND...LOW TIDE 621 PM...HIGH TIDE 159 AM FRIDAY...LOW TIDE 601 AM FRIDAY...HIGH TIDE 1152 AM FRIDAY. CARRABELLE...LOW TIDE 656 PM...HIGH TIDE 236 AM FRIDAY...LOW TIDE 636 AM EDT FRIDAY...HIGH TIDE 1229 PM FRIDAY. PORT SAINT JOE...LOW TIDE 527 PM CDT...HIGH TIDE 815 AM CDT FRIDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. $$ FLZ008-012-121500- /O.CON.KTAE.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080912T1500Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY- 149 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS 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 13 TO 18 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. WITH TIDES EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RUNNING AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO THE INCREASED TIDES AND WAVE ACTION WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE AT SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE... AT PANAMA CITY...LOW TIDE 601 PM CDT...HIGH TIDE 824 AM CDT FRIDAY. AT DESTIN...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. $$ FLZ018-028-034-121500- /O.EXT.KTAE.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080912T1500Z/ JEFFERSON-TAYLOR-DIXIE- 249 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT FRIDAY... ABUNDANT HIGH WAVES CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH FROM LARGE AND INTENSIFYING HURRICANE IKE. THIS WILL CAUSE ABOVE-NORMAL TIDES...ESPECIALLY NEAR HIGH TIDE. AS OF 2 PM EDT...REPORTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND INDICATE THAT WATER LEVELS ARE DROPPING. HOWEVER...MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE A STORM TIDE OF 3 TO 5 FEET. REMEMBER...STORM TIDE IS THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. THE FOLLOWING ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE AT SELECTED LOCATIONS ALONG THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 704 PM EDT...HIGH TIDE 118 AM EDT FRIDAY...LOW TIDE 649 AM EDT FRIDAY. STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 646 PM...HIGH TIDE 114 AM FRIDAY...LOW TIDE 631 AM FRIDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. $$ GODSEY/FOURNIER/GIBBS