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WHUS42 KTAE 160812
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
412 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024

FLZ108-112-114-115-171000-
/O.EXT.KTAE.RP.S.0055.240616T1000Z-240621T0900Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
412 AM EDT Sun Jun 16 2024 /312 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024/

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

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Walton, Bay, 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...The buoy located about 90 miles south of
  Apalachicola early this morning was observing southerly waves of
  4 feet at 7 seconds. As these waves move into the surf zone
  along Emerald Coast and Forgotten Coast beaches today, they will
  easily support a high risk of rip currents. Then starting
  Monday, a prolonged period of unseasonably strong easterly
  breezes will get underway, bringing several days of dangerous
  rip currents to area beaches.

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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