Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
500 AM CST WED DEC 11 2013

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

TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-112300-
KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY-
500 AM CST WED DEC 11 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:     MODERATE. WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT AND SUNGLASSES,
                       AND USE SUNSCREEN OF SPF 15 OR HIGHER. SEEK SHADE
                       DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS OF 10 AM TO 4 PM.

WEATHER:               CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.

TEMPERATURES:          HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.

WIND:                  NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

WAVE HEIGHTS:          3 TO 5 FEET.

SURF TEMPERATURE:      53 DEGREES.

BAY TEMPERATURE:       53 DEGREES.

TIDES:                 A LOW AT 4 27 AM. A HIGH AT 12 39 PM.
                       A MINOR LOW AT 4 17 PM. A MINOR HIGH AT 8 35 PM.

OUTLOOK:               A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AS
                       NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS INCREASE.
                       WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY FRIDAY
                       BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON SATURDAY WHEN THE NEXT COLD
                       FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

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

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