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Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 221040
SRFCRP

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
540 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

TXZ242-243-222245-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
540 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

5 AM OBSERVATIONS:

                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS
AIR TEMPERATURE:              76                    77
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        77                    79
WATER LEVEL:                  0.88 FT MSL           0.52 FT MSL
WIND:                         E 14 MPH              SE 12 MPH


FORECAST:

                              TODAY                 THURSDAY

MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 81                  76 / 82

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

WEATHER     MORNING:          NONE                  NONE
            AFTERNOON:        NONE                  NONE
            EVENING:          NONE                  NONE

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

WIND        MORNING:          SE 9-10 MPH           SE 13-14 MPH
            AFTERNOON:        SE 9-15 MPH           SE 13-17 MPH
            EVENING:          SE 15-16 MPH          SE 16-18 MPH

RIP CURRENT RISK:*            MODERATE              MODERATE

LIGHTNING RISK:               NONE                  NONE

UV INDEX:                     VERY HIGH             VERY HIGH

SIG WAVE HEIGHT:*             4 FEET                3 FEET

DOMINANT WAVE PERIOD:*        7 SECONDS             6 SECONDS

PORT ARANSAS JETTY TIDES:     LOW : 852 AM          HIGH: 412 AM
                              HIGH: 1111 AM         LOW : 818 PM
                              LOW : 738 PM


.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...
A WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE WIND CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND.
MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
80S. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN LOW TO MODERATE.


* 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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