Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
500 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013

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

TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-052300-
KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY-
500 AM CST THU DEC 5 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 LIFT
                       JACKET AND 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:               AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY.

TEMPERATURES:          HIGHS AROUND 80.

WIND:                  SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

WAVE HEIGHTS:          3 TO 5 FEET.

SURF TEMPERATURE:      64 DEGREES.

BAY TEMPERATURE:       67 DEGREES.

TIDES:                 A LOW AT 10 02 AM. A HIGH AT 7 23 PM.

OUTLOOK:               A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE LOWER TEXAS
                       COAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS
                       BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RAPIDLY INCREASING WAVE
                       HEIGHTS. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED
                       BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS
                       WILL THEN DECREASE SUNDAY.

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

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