RICK WILSON/The Times-Union--8/30/06--Surfer and Jacksonville Beach resident Cody Thompson, age 17, loses contact with his board performing a maneuver while surfing a swell generated by Tropical Storm Ernesto Wednesday August 26, 2006 at in Jacksonville Beach, Fl. The north Florida area received only a small amount of rain and very little wind during the day before the storm moved offshore and east of Jacksonville. (The Florida Times-Union, Rick Wilson)