CFWTAE

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
650 PM EST MON NOV 30 2009

...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WALTON COUNTY
EASTWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY...THEN TRACK
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO
NEAR GALE FORCE LEVELS BETWEEN THE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PERIOD ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.

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COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF-FRANKLIN-JEFFERSON-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-DIXIE-
650 PM EST MON NOV 30 2009 /550 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009/

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY...THEN TRACK
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE TO
NEAR GALE FORCE LEVELS FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS WILL LEAD TO RISING
WATER LEVELS AND COASTAL FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE IMMEDIATE
COASTLINE FROM WALTON COUNTY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE.

FOR BAY...WALTON...GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...COASTAL RESIDENTS
CAN EXPECT LARGE SURF...BEACH EROSION...AND WATER LEVELS TO RISE 2
TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. VULNERABLE ROADS AND AREAS
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND AROUND THE BAYS MAY BECOME FLOODED
THROUGH THIS TIME.

FROM WAKULLA TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...COASTAL RESIDENTS
CAN EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO RISE TO 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER
LOW WATER. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE WILL
COINCIDE WITH THE LOCALLY MIXED SEMIDIURNAL HIGH TIDES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS MAY POTENTIALLY
LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF INUNDATION OVER LOW LYING AREAS
ALONG PORTIONS OF THIS COAST.

THESE WATER LEVELS PREDICTED ARE DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF THE
PREDICTED STORM SURGE AND THE LOCAL ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES.

BELOW ARE SELECTED TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ON WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 2ND AND THURSDAY DECEMBER 3RD...

ST. ANDREW BAY...

WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 646 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 833 PM CST.
THURSDAY...LOW TIDE AT 754 AM CST.

EAST PASS (DESTIN)...CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...

WEDNESDAY...LOW TIDE AT 802 AM CST...HIGH TIDE AT 939 PM CST.
THURSDAY...LOW TIDE 910 AM CST.

APALACHICOLA...LOW TIDE AT 1011 AM...HIGH TIDE AT 622 PM AND
208 AM.

SAINT MARKS...LOW TIDE...717 AM...HIGH TIDE 202 PM AND 1235 AM
THURSDAY.

STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 618 AM...HIGH TIDE 1259 PM
AND 1142 PM.

SUWANNEE RIVER ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE 636 AM...HIGH TIDE 103 PM AND
1146 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
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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