Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 251056
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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
556 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

.FOR THE BEACHES FROM MALAQUITE BEACH TO PORT ARANSAS...

TXZ242-243-252300-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
556 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

5 AM OBSERVATIONS:

                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS
AIR TEMPERATURE:              79                    78
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        81                    80
WATER LEVEL:                  1.49 FT MSL           1.45 FT MSL
WIND:                         SE 22 MPH             SE 17 MPH


FORECAST:

                              TODAY                 SUNDAY

MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 81                  77 / 82

SKY         MORNING:          MOSTLY CLOUDY         PARTLY CLOUDY
            AFTERNOON:        MOSTLY CLOUDY         PARTLY CLOUDY
            EVENING:          MOSTLY CLOUDY         PARTLY CLOUDY

WEATHER     MORNING:          SHOWERS / TSTMS       NONE
            AFTERNOON:        SHOWERS / TSTMS       NONE
            EVENING:          NONE                  NONE

PRECIP CHC  MORNING:          35%                   10%
            AFTERNOON:        35%                   10%
            EVENING:          10%                   5%

WIND        MORNING:          SE 14-18 MPH          SE 12-20 MPH
            AFTERNOON:        SE 14-22 MPH          SE 18-22 MPH
            EVENING:          SE 17-20 MPH          SE 17-21 MPH

RIP CURRENT RISK:*            MODERATE              MODERATE

LIGHTNING RISK:               MODERATE              NONE

UV INDEX:                     VERY HIGH             EXTREME

SIG WAVE HEIGHT:*             3 FEET                4 FEET

DOMINANT WAVE PERIOD:*        6 SECONDS             6 SECONDS

PORT ARANSAS JETTY TIDES:     HIGH: 603 AM          HIGH: 657 AM
                              LOW : 949 PM          LOW : 1038 PM


.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...A MODERATE ONSHORE WIND MEMORIAL DAY WILL
GRADUALLY INCREASE TO MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG LEVELS BY
WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. DRY
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 80S MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE MODERATE FOR
MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS
  SUPPORT STRONGER AND/OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS.  ONLY
  EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RESEARCH HAS
  SHOWN RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN
  THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS.

* WAVE HEIGHT AND PERIOD FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF DEEP OCEAN
  WAVES OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS...NOT SURF CONDITIONS.

$$

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