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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
310 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024

FLZ114-115-130930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0053.240612T0710Z-240614T0900Z/
Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
310 AM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 /210 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches.

* WHEN...Through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
  from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Early this morning, the buoy located 88
  miles south-southeast of Apalachicola offshore buoy was
  observing 4-foot waves with a dominant period of 8 seconds, and
  a mean wave direction from the south-southeast. As these waves
  moves into the surf zone, it will bring a high risk of rip
  currents today.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

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FLZ108-112-130930-
/O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0053.240612T1700Z-240614T0900Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-
210 AM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT TODAY THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton and Bay County Beaches.

* WHEN...From noon CDT today through late Thursday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
  from shore into deeper water.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Early this morning, the buoy located 88
  miles south-southeast of Apalachicola offshore buoy was
  observing 4-foot waves with a dominant period of 8 seconds, and
  a mean wave direction from the south-southeast. Some portion of
  this wave energy will move up to the Emerald Coast this
  afternoon around the same time that the seabreeze kicks in, so a
  high risk of rip currents is likely to develop.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don`t swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.

&&

$$