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WHUS42 KTAE 180936
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
436 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2011

...A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH 4 AM EST TONIGHT FOR THE BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY...

.EASTERLY FLOW WILL GENERATE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS IN COASTAL
FRANKLIN COUNTY TODAY AND TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. SURF WILL GENERALLY RANGE
FROM 2 TO 3 FEET WITH SOME 4 FOOT SETS POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION
OF STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND ELEVATED SURF WILL GENERATE A HIGH RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS.

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COASTAL FRANKLIN-
436 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2011

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG EASTERLY FLOW WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS
  ALONG THE BEACHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY.

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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