Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
500 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-252300-
KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY-
500 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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:               MOSTLY CLOUDY, SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

TEMPERATURES:          HIGHS AROUND 80.

WIND:                  SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

WAVE HEIGHTS:          3 TO 5 FEET.

SURF TEMPERATURE:      75 DEGREES.

BAY TEMPERATURE:       79 DEGREES.

TIDES:                 A HIGH AT 6 13 AM. A LOW AT 9 45 PM.

OUTLOOK:               SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF
                       INTERACTING WITH PERSISTENT LOW PRESSURE OVER
                       NORTHERN TEXAS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE WINDS AND
                       SEAS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AN ELEVATED
                       RISK OF RIP CURRENT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG
                       AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

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

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