9/11/2024 11:16:00 PM until 9/12/2024 7:30:00 AM

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads or parking areas may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Surfers and swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet expected in the surf zone. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...South Walton, Coastal Bay and Coastal Gulf Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Thursday night. For the High Surf Advisory, from 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening to 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ Thursday. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Water levels will be highest around the time of high tide early Thursday morning prior to sunrise. High tide is around 3 am CDT on Thursday. Water levels of 1 to 2 feet above normally dry ground are expected. These water levels typically flood into beach access parking areas, overwash low lying coastal adjacent roads and other beachfront areas. In addition to the high water levels, high surf will lead to beach erosion, especially around times of high tide. Surf of this magnitude will also generate deadly rip currents, even for experienced surfers and swimmers.