Escambia-Okaloosa-Santa Rosa Counties
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005
...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT...
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE RITA CONTINUES TO GENERATE VERY LARGE WAVES THAT ARE PROPAGATING NORTHWARD... RESULTING IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. TIDES 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN HIGH WATER ARE LIKELY... THIS WILL RESULT IN TOTAL STORM TIDE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET. THE
WATER LEVELS PEAKED SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY TODAY... INCREASING AGAIN TONIGHT AS ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES APPROACHES AROUND 1 AM TONIGHT.
THE HIGHEST TIDES WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM PERDIDO KEY TO NAVARRE BEACH...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER HEIGHTS EXPECTED FURTHER EASTWARD TO DESTIN.
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VERY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND EXTENSIVE BEACH EROSION WILL CONTINUE.
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