East Bay Fire Tower, FL Weather Warnings
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Special Marine Warning issued July 21 at 12:17PM EDT until July 21 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm... Waters from Suwannee River to Apalachicola FL from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1217 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near S Tower, moving north at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots...suddenly higher waves...frequent lightning...and heavy downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. * Locations impacted include... O Tower, K Tower, S Tower, V Tower, Apalachicola, C Tower, and St George Island. Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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Wind
Wind Advisory issued July 21 at 11:19AM EDT until July 22 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL * WHAT...South to southeast winds sustained at 20 to 30 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...Coastal Franklin, Coastal Wakulla, and Coastal Gulf Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
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Flood
Coastal Flood Advisory issued July 21 at 11:11AM EDT until July 22 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Franklin County. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 PM EDT Wednesday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding of coastal adjacent lots, parks, and roads. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water levels will remain elevated into Wednesday. The next high tide on Wednesday morning is around 9 am EDT, which is when the highest water levels are expected along the Franklin County Coast. If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
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Coastal event
Rip Current Statement issued July 21 at 11:11AM EDT until July 23 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL * WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Franklin County. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 PM EDT Wednesday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding of coastal adjacent lots, parks, and roads. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water levels will remain elevated into Wednesday. The next high tide on Wednesday morning is around 9 am EDT, which is when the highest water levels are expected along the Franklin County Coast. If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
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