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Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 231031
SRFCRP

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
531 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

TXZ242-243-232245-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
531 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

5 AM OBSERVATIONS:

                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS
AIR TEMPERATURE:              77                    77
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        78                    77
WATER LEVEL:                  1.23 FT MSL           1.16 FT MSL
WIND:                         E 8 MPH               E 12 MPH


FORECAST:

                              TODAY                 FRIDAY

MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 82                  77 / 82

SKY         MORNING:          MOSTLY CLOUDY         PARTLY 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:        5%                    5%
            EVENING:          5%                    5%

WIND        MORNING:          SE 10-14 MPH          SE 12-16 MPH
            AFTERNOON:        SE 14-17 MPH          SE 16-20 MPH
            EVENING:          SE 16-18 MPH          SE 17-21 MPH

RIP CURRENT RISK:*            MODERATE              MODERATE

LIGHTNING RISK:               NONE                  NONE

UV INDEX:                     VERY HIGH             EXTREME

SIG WAVE HEIGHT:*             4 FEET                3 FEET

DOMINANT WAVE PERIOD:*        7 SECONDS             6 SECONDS

PORT ARANSAS JETTY TIDES:     LOW : 818 PM          HIGH: 508 AM
                                                    LOW : 902 PM


.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...
A WEAK TO AT TIMES 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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