Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
500 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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

TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-182300-
KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY-
500 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

RIP CURRENT RISK:      LOW RISK. MARINE CONDITIONS DO NOT SUPPORT THE
                       DEVELOPMENT OF RIP CURRENTS. HOWEVER, RIP
                       CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE
                       VICINITY OF THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTY. KNOW
                       HOW TO SWIM AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH
                       PATROL.

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:               SUNNY.

TEMPERATURES:          HIGH NEAR 90.

WIND:                  LIGHT WIND EARLY BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

WAVE HEIGHTS:          2 TO 4 FEET.

SURF TEMPERATURE:      77 DEGREES.

BAY TEMPERATURE:       79 DEGREES.

TIDES:                 A MINOR HIGH AT 9 08 AM. A LOW AT 5 44 PM.

OUTLOOK:               A STRONGER PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE COAST WILL
                       INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
                       BY MID WEEK. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
                       BY THE END OF THE WEEK. AN INCREASING RISK OF RIP
                       CURRENTS IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY.

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

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