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WHUS42 KTAE 170646
CFWTAE

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
246 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024

FLZ108-112-114-115-180900-
/O.CON.KTAE.RP.S.0055.000000T0000Z-240621T0900Z/
South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-
246 AM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 /146 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024/

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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...Early this morning, the buoy located about
  90 miles south of Apalachicola was observing south-southwesterly
  waves of 3 feet at 8 seconds. This will easily cause
  sufficiently energetic surf to support a high risk of rip
  currents today. Then a prolonged period of strong easterly
  breezes will set up over the northeast Gulf late today, lasting
  until about Friday morning. This will confidently maintain a
  prolonged period of high rip current risk at all 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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