WHUS42 KTAE 102216
CFWTAE
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
516 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009
...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 6
AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE BEACHES OF WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES IN THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO
OUR EAST AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT
IN STRENGTHENING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MARINE AREA...WHICH WILL LEAD TO
BUILDING SURF ACROSS THE BEACHES OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AT THE
BAY AND WALTON COUNTY BEACHES...BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT
WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET ON WEDNESDAY...WITH A FEW SETS OF 7 TO 8
FEET POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SURF WILL THEN
SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH RESIDUAL SWELLS OF 2 TO 4
FEET STILL EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. THIS HIGH SURF WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER...WITH SOME
MINOR BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. FURTHER
TO THE EAST...THE SURF WILL BE LOWER OVER THE SAINT JOESPH'S
PENINSULA AS WELL AS SAINT GEORGE AND DOG ISLANDS...WITH BREAKERS
OF 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE LATER ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...WITH THE
INCREASING WINDS...THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH AT THESE
LOCATIONS AS WELL.
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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-
416 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009
...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 6
AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE BEACHES OF WALTON AND BAY COUNTIES IN THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
BREAKERS OF 2 TO 4 FEET TONIGHT WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET ON
WEDNESDAY...WITH A FEW SETS OF 7 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SURF WILL THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH RESIDUAL SWELLS OF 2 TO 4 FEET STILL
EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. THIS HIGH SURF WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER...WITH SOME MINOR BEACH
EROSION POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION.
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17-GOULD