Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
500 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA...

TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-182300-
KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY-
500 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

RIP CURRENT RISK:      MODERATE RISK. MARINE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER
                       OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. SWIM WITH A NON-
                       INFLATABLE FLOTATION DEVICE SUCH AS A LIFE JACKET
                       OR BOOGIE BOARD.

ULTRAVIOLET INDEX:     EXTREME. WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT AND SUNGLASSES
                       AND USE SUNSCREEN OF SPF 15 OR HIGHER. REMAIN IN
                       THE SHADE IF POSSIBLE.

WEATHER:               PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE. BREEZY.

TEMPERATURES:          HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.

WIND:                  SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.

WAVE HEIGHTS:          3 TO 5 FEET.

SURF TEMPERATURE:      75 DEGREES.

BAY TEMPERATURE:       74 DEGREES.

TIDES:                 A HIGH AT 10 53 AM. A LOW AT 6 21 PM.
                       A MINOR HIGH AT 9 51 PM.

OUTLOOK:               THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL
                       PORTION OF THE COUNTRY WILL MAINTAIN A MODERATE
                       TO STRONG SOUTH SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER THE LOWER
                       TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN
                       ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT
                       AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RIP CURRENT SAFETY, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RIP CURRENT WEBSITE AT WWW.RIPCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV

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