Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
410 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2014

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

TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-082300-
KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY-
410 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2014

...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:               MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES:          HIGHS NEAR 70.

WIND:                  SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

WAVE HEIGHTS:          3 TO 4 FEET.

SURF TEMPERATURE:      55 DEGREES.

BAY TEMPERATURE:       57 DEGREES.

TIDES:                 A HIGH AT 12 30 PM. A LOW AT 4 26 AM SUNDAY.

OUTLOOK:               MARINE CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY EARLY
                       SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE NEXT
                       COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTH AND INCREASE
                       CAUSING WAVE HEIGHTS TO BUILD QUICKLY. SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT
                       TONIGHT. RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL
                       THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE ELEVATED RISK
                       OF RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO EARLY
                       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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