Surf Forecast
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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
541 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2014

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

TXZ242-243-242245-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
541 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2014

5 AM OBSERVATIONS:

                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS
AIR TEMPERATURE:              80                    81
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        82                    86
WATER LEVEL:                  0.39 FT MSL           0.42 FT MSL
WIND:                         S 13 MPH              S 13 MPH


FORECAST:

                              TODAY                 FRIDAY

MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 88                  80 / 87

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

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

PRECIP CHC  MORNING:          20%                   10%
            AFTERNOON:        20%                   10%
            EVENING:          5%                    10%

WIND        MORNING:          S 3-8 MPH             S 8-9 MPH
            AFTERNOON:        SE 7-12 MPH           SE 9-15 MPH
            EVENING:          SE 12-14 MPH          SE 13-18 MPH

RIP CURRENT RISK:*            LOW                   LOW

LIGHTNING RISK:               LOW                   NONE

UV INDEX:                     EXTREME               EXTREME

SIG WAVE HEIGHT:*             2 FEET                3 FEET

DOMINANT WAVE PERIOD:*        8 SECONDS             9 SECONDS

PORT ARANSAS JETTY TIDES:     LOW : 830 PM          HIGH: 530 AM
                                                    LOW : 909 PM


.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...IN RESPONSE TO GREATER SWELL PERIODS...THE
RIP CURRENT RISK MAY INCREASE DURING THE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY
PERIOD. A WEAK TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE PERIOD. WARM TO HOT CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON WITH
MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 95F ALONG THE SURF ZONE. NO
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED.


* A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT ANY RIP CURRENTS THAT DO
  FORM ARE LIKELY TO BE WEAK BUT STILL MAY POSE A DANGER TO POOR
  SWIMMERS. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE
  FREQUENT IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS AND
  THESE CAN BE QUITE STRONG ON DAYS WHERE THE OVERALL RIP CURRENT
  THREAT IS LOW...ESPECIALLY IF STRONG SOUTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY
  WINDS EXIST.

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

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