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FZUS52 KTAE 220749
SRFTAE
FLZ008-012-014-015-GMZ750-755-222200-

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
235 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009


.DISCUSSION...RELATIVELY HIGH WAVES GENERATED OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF
OF MEXICO SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING WILL REACH THE BEACHES
OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND THIS MORNING...AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE DAY. THEY WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING. THE ROUGH SURF AND ONSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE THE
FREQUENCY AND STRENGTH OF RIP CURRENTS.

.TODAY...

BEACH WINDS...      SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    BY THIS AFTERNOON.

BEACH TEMPERATURE...HIGHS 70 TO 75.

UVI INDEX...        3 OR MODERATE EXPOSURE.

WATER TEMPERATURE...67 DEGREES AT PANAMA CITY.

SURF...             2 TO 4 FEET...WITH OCCASIONAL 5 TO 6 FEET SETS.

RIP CURRENT RISK... HIGH.

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

WIND AND SURF CONDITIONS SUPPORT DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY. RIP
CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER.

.MONDAY...

BEACH WINDS...      NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

BEACH TEMPERATURE...HIGHS AROUND 70.

UVI INDEX...        3 OR MODERATE EXPOSURE.

SURF...             2 TO 3 FEET...WITH OCCASIONAL 5 FEET SETS IN THE
                    MORNING AT FAVORED POINTS ALONG THE PANHANDLE
                    BEACHES.

RIP CURRENT RISK... MODERATE.

NOTE...SURF HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST HEIGHTS OF THE FACE OR FRONT SIDE OF
THE WAVES.

&&

SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE...
HIGH/04:00AM ... LOW/11:32AM ... HIGH/06:05PM ... LOW/11:14PM

APALACHICOLA...
LOW/12:38AM ... HIGH/05:24AM ... LOW/01:36PM ... HIGH/09:01PM

SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...
LOW/11:14AM

$$

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