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000 FZUS52 KTAE 121107 CCA SRFTAE FLZ008-012-014-015-GMZ750-755-122200- SURF ZONE FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 322 AM EDT SUN OCT 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD DOWN INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO FROM THE NORTH THROUGH MONDAY. THIS TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE THE WINDS OUT THE OF THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND OUT OF THE EAST ON MONDAY. EXPECT HIGHER GUSTS. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL ELEVATE TO LOW TO MODERATE TODAY AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY HIGH ON MONDAY. .TODAY... BEACH WINDS... NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. UVI INDEX... 8 OR VERY HIGH. WATER TEMPERATURE...76 DEGREES AT PANAMA CITY. SURF... 2 TO 3 FEET. RIP CURRENT RISK... LOW. ...THERE IS A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES... WIND AND SURF CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. HOWEVER...RIP CURRENTS CAN AND SOMETIMES DO OCCUR UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF GROINS...JETTIES...AND PIERS. KNOW HOW TO SWIM AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. .MONDAY... BEACH WINDS... EAST 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY BY AFTERNOON. UVI INDEX... 9 OR VERY HIGH HIGH SURF... 3 FEET...WITH SOME 3 TO 4 FOOT SETS. RIP CURRENT RISK... MODERATE EXCEPT HIGH ACROSS WESTERN PANHANDLE BEACHES. && SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE... TODAY: HIGH 1:05 AM...LOW 7:08 AM...HIGH 1:26 PM...LOW 7:30 PM. APALACHICOLA... TODAY: HIGH 2:50 AM...LOW 9:07 AM...HIGH 3:02 PM...LOW 9:22 PM. SAINT ANDREW BAY AT PANAMA CITY... TODAY: HIGH 3:36 AM...LOW 10:11 PM...HIGH 3:48 PM...LOW 9:49 PM. NOTE THAT THE TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE ARE 3 MINUTES EARLIER AT SHELL POINT THAN AT THE SAINT MARKS RIVER ENTRANCE. $$ BLOCK