COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 330 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING... .MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH INCREASING SURF. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND BEACHES. FLZ108-112-114-115-061200- /O.NEW.KTAE.RP.S.0020.130605T1200Z-130606T1200Z/ SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN- 330 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2013 /230 AM CDT WED JUN 5 2013/ ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE PANHANDLE BEACHES TODAY...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG THE BIG BEND BEACHES TODAY BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET TONIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND ROUGH SURF WILL CREATE FREQUENT...STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THESE STRONG CURRENTS ARE VERY HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT... DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
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