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High Surf Warning issued October 8 at 12:00PM EDT until October 11 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

Alert type
High Surf Warning
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Monitored location
Youngstown
Starts
October 9 at 11:00 AM EDT
Ends
October 11 at 11:00 AM EDT

* WHAT…For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
For the High Surf Warning, dangerously large breaking waves of
8 to 12 feet expected in the surf zone.

* WHERE…Walton and Bay County Beaches.

* WHEN…For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Sunday
night. For the High Surf Warning, from 10 AM Friday to 10 AM
CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS…Breaking waves can sweep people off jetties and
docks, and into dangerous seas. Life-threatening swimming
conditions and significant beach erosion can be expected. Rip
currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into
deeper water.

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