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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
149 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BEACHES AND A MODERATE RISK FOR THE BIG BEND...

FLZ108-112-114-190000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0024.130618T1749Z-130619T0000Z/
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
149 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013 /1249 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING.

* SURF...2 TO 4 FEET.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. BEACH AGENCIES ARE
  FLYING RED FLAG WHICH ARE INDICATIVE OF THE PRESENCE OF RIP
  CURRENTS.

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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