surf zone forecast
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
305 am EDT Wed Jun 19 2013

...There is a moderate risk for rip currents today along the
Florida Big Bend and Panhandle beaches...

...There is a moderate risk for rip currents Thursday along the
Florida Big Bend and Panhandle beaches...

.Today...

Beach winds.......... west 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 
                      10 to 15 mph.

UV index............. 8 or very high exposure.

Water temperature.... 85 degrees at Panama City Beach.

Beach temperature.... 88 to 91 degrees.

Surf height.......... 2 to 3 feet becoming 1 to 2 feet in the 
                      afternoon Walton...Bay and Gulf counties.  
                      1 foot or less Franklin County

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...swim parallel to
the shoreline until you are out of the seaward pull of the rip
current. Always consult the local beach flag system which may
show higher risk based on the observed conditions and the local
expertise of the beach patrol.


.Thursday...

Beach winds.......... west 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest around
                      10 mph in the afternoon.

UV index............. 8 or very high exposure.

Beach temperature.... 86 to 89 degrees.

Surf height.......... 1 foot or less.

Rip current risk..... Moderate.

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Tide information for Wednesday June 19 2013.

Saint Marks River entrance.
Low 04:35 am ... high 10:58 am ... low 06:11 PM.

Apalachicola.
High 02:18 am ... low 05:40 am ... high 11:54 am ... low 08:27 PM.

Saint Andrews Bay at Panama City.
High 07:14 am ... low 05:49 PM.

Note that the times of high and low tide are 3 minutes earlier at
Shell Point than at the Saint Marks River entrance.

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