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High Surf Advisory

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South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf

Status In Progress Started 26 minutes ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Minor
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 3 to 11 feet expected in the surf zone.
* WHERE...South Walton, Coastal Bay and Coastal Gulf Counties.
* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ Wednesday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Wednesday night. For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Tuesday to 5 AM EDT /4 AM CDT/ Thursday.
* IMPACTS...With minor coastal flooding expected, water around the time of high tide will flood low-lying parks and roads along the immediate coast. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water will be highest along the coast around the time of high tide. The next high tide is around 2 am CDT Tuesday, with another high tide on Wednesday at 3 am CDT.
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