Rip Current Statement 23, NWS Tallahassee, FL

273 
WHUS42 KTAE 081448
CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1047 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BEACHES...

.BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE ASHORE
INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR PENSACOLA TODAY. THIS LOW WILL
INCREASE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WHICH WILL BUILD THE SURF ALONG THE
COAST. FOR THIS REASON...THE RISK FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE ELEVATED.

FLZ115-081600-
/O.CAN.KTAE.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-120909T0000Z/
COASTAL FRANKLIN-
1047 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED FOR BEACHES ALONG
FRANKLIN COUNTY...

AFTER VERIFYING BEACH CONDITIONS...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. THERE STILL
EXISTS THE CHANCE FOR WEAK TO MODERATE RIP CURRENTS ALONG FRANKLIN
COUNTY BEACHES...AND SWIMMERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

$$

FLZ108-112-114-090000-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-120909T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
1047 AM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 /947 AM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012/

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

* SURF...2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL 5 FOOT SETS.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENT RISK.

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.

&&

$$

HARRIGAN

826 
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CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
435 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE
COASTS OF TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTY...

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BEACHES UNTIL THIS EVENING...

.RATHER STRONG ONSHORE WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR MUCH OF TODAY
ALONG THE TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTY COASTS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF
20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. THE TIDE GAGE AT CEDAR
KEY...JUST SOUTH OF THIS AREA...WAS ABOUT 1.7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
AT 342 PM EDT. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
PREDICTED HIGH TIDE OF 0.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL THIS 
EVENING ...THE STORM TIDE WILL RANGE FROM 1.5 TO 2.5 FEET.
ANOTHER HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH WOULD NORMALLY BE
AROUND 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL HAVE
SHIFTED TO THE WEST AND DECREASED BY THIS TIME...TIDES WILL STILL
BE ABOVE NORMAL...AND THE STORM TIDE WILL RANGE FROM 2.5 TO 
3 FEET. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

FLZ128-134-091200-
/O.NEW.KTAE.CF.Y.0003.120908T2035Z-120909T1200Z/
COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
435 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AS TIDES WILL BE 1
  TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. STORM TIDES RANGING FROM 2 TO 3 FEET
  ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE LIKELY.

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR THIS
  EVENING...AND AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING...NEAR THE TIMES OF LOCAL HIGH
  TIDE.

* IMPACTS...AT THESE LEVELS...FLOODING WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO
  LOW LYING AREAS AT THE COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

FLZ108-112-114-090000-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0023.000000T0000Z-120909T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
435 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 /335 PM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...

* SURF...2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL 5 FOOT SETS.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENT RISK.

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.

&&

$$

FOURNIER/HARRIGAN/WOOL