Coastal flood watch issued for all of panhandle and areas south to Suwanee
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
253 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG
BEND COASTS...
.A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HURRICANE IKE TO THE SOUTH
OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES WILL CREATE A LONG PERIOD OF STRONG EASTERLY TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND. THIS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST STARTING WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING...MAXIMIZED IN THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND. HIGH SURF...WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE MODERATE BEACH EROSION
ESPECIALLY FROM SAINT GEORGE ISLAND WESTWARD...WILL BEGIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.
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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-DIXIE-
253 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 /153 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2008/
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM THE
SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE WESTWARD TO DESTIN.
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL PUSH WATER INTO THE COASTLINE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THIS RISING WATER COMBINING WITH HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES
WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A PERIOD OF COASTAL FLOODING ALL ALONG THE
COAST. THE EFFECT OF THIS FLOODING WILL BE MAXIMIZED AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE. AREAS PREVIOUSLY IMPACTED BY HURRICANE GUSTAV
WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH
EROSION.
AT THIS TIME...AREAS FROM THE AUCILLA RIVER TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER
ENTRANCE CAN EXPECT STORM TIDE VALUES...WHICH IS THE HEIGHT ABOVE
MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...OF 3 TO 5 FEET AROUND HIGH TIDE ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
AREAS FROM CAPE SAN BLAS TO SAINT MARKS CAN EXPECT STORM TIDE
VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 7 FEET AROUND THE HIGH TIDE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY.
AREAS FROM DESTIN TO MEXICO BEACH CAN EXPECT STORM TIDE VALUES
BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET AROUND HIGH TIDE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY.
BELOW ARE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE AT SELECTED LOCATIONS
ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND COASTLINES...
SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...HIGH TIDE 1248 AM THURSDAY...LOW TIDE
555 AM THURSDAY...HIGH TIDE 1135 AM THURSDAY.
SHELL POINT...HIGH TIDE 115 AM THURSDAY...LOW TIDE 620 AM
THURSDAY...HIGH TIDE 1227 AM THURSDAY.
SAINT GEORGE ISLAND...HIGH TIDE 138 AM THURSDAY...LOW TIDE 513 AM
THURSDAY...HIGH TIDE 1042 AM THURSDAY.
NOTE THAT THE LOW TIDE AMPLITUDE AT THESE THREE SITES IS ONLY AROUND
HALF A FOOT LOWER THAN THE HIGH TIDE. THIS MAY LEAD TO A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF INUNDATION IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST.
AT PANAMA CITY...HIGH TIDE 611 AM THURSDAY...LOW TIDE 425 PM
THURSDAY.
AT DESTIN...HIGH TIDE 755 AM THURSDAY...LOW TIDE 637 PM THURSDAY.
HIGH SURF OF 9 TO 13 FEET...WITH HIGHER SETS UP TO 15 FEET WILL
BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ALONG THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE COAST FROM DESTIN TO SAINT GEORGE ISLAND IN FRANKLIN
COUNTY. MUCH LOWER SURF HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED EAST
OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND TO ALLIGATOR POINT.
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
COASTAL FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION
TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
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GODSEY
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
559 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008
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DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
559 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 /459 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2008/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
HURRICANE IKE IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
A MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AROUND IKE WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG AND GENERATE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.
ALONG THE COAST...EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BRINGING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS TO THE
COASTAL WATERS. IN ADDITION...LARGE SWELLS FROM IKE WILL APPROACH
THE COAST STARTING LATE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK. THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHEAST WINDS...LARGE
SWELLS...AND HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES DUE TO AN APPROACHING FULL
MOON...MAY LEAD TO SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDES BY LATE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING
INTO FRIDAY.
THE LARGE SWELLS FROM IKE ARE ALSO LIKELY TO GENERATE DANGEROUS
SURF AND RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME LIFE THREATENING FOR ANYONE
ENTERING THE WATER FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.
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CAMP
