961  
FZUS52 KTAE 240812  
SRFTAE  
FLZ008-012-014-015-GMZ750-755-250000-  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
412 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2008  
   
TODAY  
 
BEACH WINDS.........WEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING ONSHORE AROUND  
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
UVI INDEX...........11 OR EXTREME EXPOSURE.  
 
WATER TEMPERATURE...86 DEGREES AT PANAMA CITY BEACH.  
 
SURF................2 TO 3 FEET...WITH AN OCCASIONAL 4 FOOT SET.  
 
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.  
 
NOTE: SURF HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST HEIGHTS OF THE FACE OR FRONT SIDE OF  
THE WAVES. THE SURF ZONE FORECAST IS BASED ON THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE  
HEIGHT IN THE ZONE OF MAXIMUM REFRACTION.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
BEACH WINDS.........WEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING ONSHORE AROUND  
10 MPH NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
UVI INDEX...........10 OR VERY HIGH EXPOSURE.  
 
SURF................2 FEET.  
 
RIP CURRENT RISK....LOW.  
 
 
 
SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE...  
TODAY: HIGH/ 05:55 AM...LOW/ 12:05 PM...HIGH/ 06:09 PM:  
 
APALACHICOLA...  
TODAY: HIGH/ 08:01 AM...LOW/ 02:21 PM...HIGH/ 08:05 PM:  
 
SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY...  
TODAY: HIGH/ 04:46 AM...LOW/ 10:08 AM...HIGH/ 02:30 PM...LOW/ 08:05  
PM:  
 
NOTE THAT THE TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ARE 3 MINUTES EARLIER AT  
SHELL POINT THAN AT THE SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE.  
 
 
 
38-GODSEY  
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