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FZUS52 KTAE 210728
SRFTAE
FLZ008-012-014-015-GMZ750-755-212200-

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
214 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009


.DISCUSSION...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE
GULF COAST TODAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF
THE LOW ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST...THOUGH NOT AS MUCH AS
EXPECTED 24 HOURS AGO. HOWEVER...THERE WILL LIKELY BE ENOUGH WIND
AND FETCH TO PRODUCE INCREASING SURF THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY
SUNDAY. THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO INCREASE ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

BEACH WINDS...      EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

BEACH TEMPERATURE...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

UVI INDEX...        1 OR LOW EXPOSURE.

WATER TEMPERATURE...67 DEGREES AT PANAMA CITY.

SURF...             FLAT...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL
                    3 FEET SETS THIS AFTERNOON AT ST GEORGE ISLAND.

RIP CURRENT RISK... LOW.

WIND AND SURF CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. HOWEVER...RIP CURRENTS CAN AND SOMETIMES DO
OCCUR UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF
GROINS...JETTIES...AND PIERS. KNOW HOW TO SWIM AND HEED THE ADVICE
OF THE BEACH PATROL.

.SUNDAY...

BEACH WINDS...      SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH BY
                    AFTERNOON.

BEACH TEMPERATURE...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

UVI INDEX...        2 OR LOW EXPOSURE.

SURF...             2 TO 4 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL 5 FEET SETS ALONG
                    THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...1 TO 2 FEET ST GEORGE
                    ISLAND.

RIP CURRENT RISK... MODERATE.

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

&&

SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE...
HIGH/03:20AM ... LOW/10:51AM ... HIGH/05:19PM ... LOW/10:19PM

APALACHICOLA...
HIGH/04:31AM ... LOW/12:58PM ... HIGH/08:30PM ... /

SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...
LOW/10:50AM ... HIGH/11:52PM

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