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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...

BEACH GOERS ARE ADVISED AGAINST ENTERING THE WATER DUE TO THE
DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING SURF CONDITIONS AT AREA
BEACHES!

LARGE SWELLS FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK FOR
STRONG RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF
8 TO 10 FEET. THE SURF TODAY CAN EASILY KNOCK YOU DOWN AND CAUSE
INJURY OR DISORIENTATION...KEEPING YOU FROM SAFELY COMING BACK
ASHORE.

...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT...
MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES
OF HIGH TIDES OCCURRING AROUND 3 PM TODAY...AND AGAIN AT 3 AM
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SOME BREACHING OF THE DUNE LINE WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE IN NORMALLY VULNERABLE AREAS.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
THE LARGE SWELLS FROM EARL WILL PUSH NEAR SHORE SEAS AS HIGH AS
13 OR 14 FEET WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES...AND 18 FEET OUT TOWARD 60
NAUTICAL MILES. THE LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS NEAR INLETS AND OTHER OCEAN ENTRANCES. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SMALL CRAFT
REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL SEAS SUBSIDE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
BOATING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY IMPROVE OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS HURRICANE EARL
CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA. LINGERING LONG
PERIOD SWELLS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS NEAR INLETS AS
WELL AS A MODERATE TO HIGH THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS.

A THREAT FOR LIGHTNING STORMS WILL INCREASE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS DEEPER MOISTURE RETURNS BACK INTO THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

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CRISTALDI

High Surf Advisory

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
517 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...INCOMING LARGE SWELLS GENERATED FROM HURRICANE EARL WILL
PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH
EROSION FOR SEVERAL MORE HIGH TIDE CYCLES...

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-030900-
/O.CON.KMLB.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100903T0900Z/
SOUTHERN BREVARD-INDIAN RIVER-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
NORTHERN BREVARD-
517 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2010

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY...

MAJOR HURRICANE EARL...EAST OF CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS MORNING...WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH TOWARDS THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THE CENTER OF EARL HAS ALREADY MADE IT`S CLOSEST
APPROACH...ABOUT 370 STATUTE MILES...OFFSHORE THE COASTLINE.

LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY EARL HAVE SPREAD INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SURF ZONE AND COASTLINE THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SWELLS ARE FORECAST TO PEAK THIS AFTERNOON
AND BE VERY SLOW TO DECAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

BREAKING WAVES UP TO 8 TO 10 FEET TODAY WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH
AND DANGEROUS SURF AND NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS. TIDES UP TO 2 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RUNUP TO THE DUNE LINE ..WITH
SOME BREACHING POSSIBLE. MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR DURING THE
NEXT TWO HIGH TIDE CYCLES.

TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

  THU 9/2 FRI 9/3
DAYTONA BEACH.....250 PM........308 AM
CAPE CANAVERAL....244 PM........248 AM
SEBASTIAN INLET...302 PM........306 AM
FORT PIERCE.......319 PM........323 AM

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

BEACHGOERS...INCLUDING STRONG SWIMMERS...ARE ADVISED AGAINST
ENTERING THE SURF TODAY. THE LARGE POUNDING BREAKERS IN THE SURF
ZONE CAN EASILY KNOCK YOU DOWN AND DISORIENT YOU...POTENTIALLY
CAUSING INJURY AND KEEPING YOU FROM SAFELY COMING BACK TO SHORE.

&&

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