FZUS52 KTAE 071056
SRFTAE
FLZ008-012-014-015-GMZ750-755-072300-
SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
600 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2009
.TODAY...
...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES...
...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY ALONG THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE BEACHES...
.DISCUSSION...NEWLY RE-STRENGTHENED TROPICAL STORM IDA IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST FROM OFF THE COAST OF HONDURAS TODAY...
THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON MONDAY...THEN INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL
GULF OF MEXICO BY EARLY ON TUESDAY BEFORE IT BECOMES EXTRA-TROPICAL.
THIS SYSTEM COMBINED WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL
CREATE STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS FOR
MUCH OF THE WEEK WITH A PERIOD OF SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS POSSIBLE FOR A
TIME AS WELL. THIS SHOULD CREATE BUILDING SURF ACROSS AREA BEACHES
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND
A HIGH RISK FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
BEACH WINDS...      EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
BEACH TEMPERATURE...HIGHS AROUND 77.
UVI INDEX...        6 OR HIGH EXPOSURE.
WATER TEMPERATURE...72 DEGREES AT PANAMA CITY.
SURF...             1 TO 2 FEET BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET.
RIP CURRENT RISK... MODERATE.
WIND AND SURF CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP
CURRENTS TODAY.
DURING TIMES OF MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK...PERSONS SHOULD ENTER THE
WATER ONLY IF THEY ARE EXPERIENCED WITH SWIMMING IN THE SURF. IF
CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DON'T TRY TO FIGHT IT'S SEAWARD PULL. MOVE
ACROSS THE CURRENT IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE.
.SUNDAY...
BEACH WINDS...      EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
BEACH TEMPERATURE...HIGHS 79 TO 82.
UVI INDEX...        6 OR HIGH EXPOSURE.
SURF...             2 TO 4 FEET WITH SETS OF 3 TO 5 FEET POSSIBLE
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIP CURRENT RISK... HIGH.
NOTE...SURF HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST HEIGHTS OF THE FACE OR FRONT SIDE OF
THE WAVES.
&&
SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE...
HIGH/03:38AM ... LOW/11:16AM ... HIGH/06:05PM ... LOW/10:53PM
APALACHICOLA...
HIGH/04:47AM ... LOW/01:41PM ... HIGH/10:00PM
SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...
HIGH/12:02AM ... LOW/11:42AM
$$
GOULD