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Surf Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1221 PM EDT Sun May 27 2018


...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...STORM SURGE WATCH IN EFFECT...


.THE SURF ZONE FORECAST GENERAL OUTLOOK...

Conditions will continue to deteriorate over the next 24 hours as
Alberto moves through the area with tropical storm conditions.


Water Temperature:
78 degrees at Panama City Beach.
80 degrees at the FSU Coastal and Marine Lab near Apalachicola.


.Tide information for Saturday May 26 2018...

Saint Marks River Entrance.
High 01:04 AM ... Low 06:40 AM ... High 12:55 PM ... Low 07:36 PM.

Apalachicola.
High 03:28 AM ... Low 08:33 AM ... High 01:59 PM ... Low 09:42 PM.

Saint Andrews Bay at Panama City.
High 09:05 AM ... Low 06:50 PM.
May 26 2018: Sunrise 638 AM EDT Sunset 832 PM EDT


FLZ108-281630-
South Walton-
1121 AM CDT Sun May 27 2018

.TODAY...

Rip Current Forecast: High risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
                      currents are likely today.
Beach Flags:          Double Red (updated 11 AM LT)

.SAFETY INFORMATION...

In double red flag conditions, the water is closed. Dangerous and
potentially deadly rip currents are occurring. The surf and water
conditions are dangerous for all levels of swimmers.

The UV index today is 7 or high exposure.


Time (local)        10 am   1 pm    4 pm    7 pm
Chance Precip (%)...60      80      80      100
Weather Type........Tstms   Tstms   Tstms   Tstms
Temp................79      81      79      77
Apparent Temp.......79      83      79      77
Wind (mph)..........NE 14   NE 17   NE 14   N 17
Wind Gust...........21      22      23      25
Surf Ht (ft)........5       6       5       5
Period (s)..........8       8       8       8


.Monday...

Rip Current Fcst....High risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
                    currents are likely.
Rain Chances........100 percent
High Temperature....81
Max Apparent Temp...84
Wind................North winds up to 40 mph backing west 5 to 40
                    mph late in the morning, then rising to 20 to
                    40 mph early in the afternoon easing to 15 to
                    30 mph late in the afternoon.
Surf Ht.............3 to 6 feet.
UV Index............8 or very high exposure.


$$

FLZ112-281630-
Coastal Bay-
1221 PM EDT Sun May 27 2018

.TODAY...

Rip Current Forecast: High risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
                      currents are likely today.
Beach Flags:          Double Red (updated 11 AM LT)

.SAFETY INFORMATION...

In double red flag conditions, the water is closed. Dangerous and
potentially deadly rip currents are occurring. The surf and water
conditions are dangerous for all levels of swimmers.

The UV index today is 8 or very high exposure.


Time (local)        10 am   1 pm    4 pm    7 pm
Chance Precip (%)...70      90      90      100
Weather Type........Tstms   Tstms   Tstms   Tstms
Temp................78      80      78      77
Apparent Temp.......78      83      78      77
Wind (mph)..........NE 14   NE 16   N 16    NE 19
Wind Gust...........21      23      26      41
Surf Ht (ft)........4       4       4       5
Period (s)..........8       8       8       7


.Monday...

Rip Current Fcst....High risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
                    currents are likely.
Rain Chances........100 percent
High Temperature....81
Max Apparent Temp...86
Wind................Southwest winds up to 40 mph rising to 15 to
                    40 mph late in the morning, then backing south
                    15 to 25 mph late in the afternoon.
Surf Ht.............6 to 10 feet.
UV Index............7 or high exposure.


$$

FLZ114-281630-
Coastal Gulf-
1221 PM EDT Sun May 27 2018 /1121 AM CDT Sun May 27 2018/

.TODAY...

Rip Current Forecast: High risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
                      currents are likely today.
Beach Flags:          Double Red (updated 12 PM LT)

.SAFETY INFORMATION...

In double red flag conditions, the water is closed. Dangerous and
potentially deadly rip currents are occurring. The surf and water
conditions are dangerous for all levels of swimmers.

The UV index today is 8 or very high exposure.


Time (local)        11 AM   2 PM    5 PM    8 PM
Chance Precip (%)...80      100     100     100
Weather Type........Tstms   Tstms   Tstms   Tstms
Temp................77      79      77      77
Apparent Temp.......77      80      77      77
Wind (mph)..........NE 16   NE 17   NE 21   NE 27
Wind Gust...........24      28      43      52
Surf Ht (ft)........5       5       5       5
Period (s)..........8       8       8       8


.Monday...

Rip Current Fcst....High risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
                    currents are likely.
Rain Chances........90 percent
High Temperature....81
Max Apparent Temp...85
Wind................South winds 20 to 45 mph becoming southwest 15
                    to 25 mph.
Surf Ht.............8 to 12 feet.
UV Index............7 or high exposure.


$$

FLZ115-281630-
Coastal Franklin-
1221 PM EDT Sun May 27 2018

.TODAY...

Rip Current Forecast: High risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
                      currents are likely today.
Beach Flags:          Double Red (updated 12 PM LT)

.SAFETY INFORMATION...

In double red flag conditions, the water is closed. Dangerous and
potentially deadly rip currents are occurring. The surf and water
conditions are dangerous for all levels of swimmers.

The UV index today is 8 or very high exposure.


Time (local)        11 AM   2 PM    5 PM    8 PM
Chance Precip (%)...90      100     100     100
Weather Type........Tstms   Tstms   Tstms   Tstms
Temp................76      77      77      78
Apparent Temp.......76      78      77      78
Wind (mph)..........NE 19   NE 23   E 27    E 33
Wind Gust...........28      35      51      57
Surf Ht (ft)........6       6       7       7
Period (s)..........7       7       8       8


.Monday...

Rip Current Fcst....High risk of rip currents. Life threatening rip
                    currents are likely.
Rain Chances........80 percent
High Temperature....81
Max Apparent Temp...87
Wind................South winds 20 to 40 mph easing to 15 to 30
                    mph late in the morning.
Surf Ht.............8 to 12 feet.
UV Index............6 or high exposure.


$$