Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
000 FZUS52 KMHX 212211 SRFMHX SURF ZONE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 511 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 NCZ103-220600- OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...DUCK...KITTY HAWK...KILL DEVIL HILLS... NAGS HEAD...RODANTHE...AVON...CAPE HATTERAS 511 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .SUNDAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: DUCK TO RODANTHE...MODERATE RISK. RODANTHE TO CAPE HATTERAS...MODERATE RISK. CAPE HATTERAS TO HATTERAS INLET...MODERATE RISK. A MODERATE RISK MEANS WIND...WAVE AND TIDE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS WHO KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 12 PM. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. SURF... WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 3 TO 4 FEET. AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: DUCK PIER HAD 57, AVALON PIER REPORTED 58, OREGON INLET MARINA HAD 59, AND HATTERAS ISLAND FISHING PIER REPORTED 63. TIDE INFORMATION... AT CAPE HATTERAS... LOW TIDE AT 4:13 AM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 10:47 AM SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 5:24 PM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:16 PM SUNDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$ NCZ104-220600- OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...OCRACOKE 511 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .SUNDAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: OCRACOKE ISLAND...MODERATE RISK. A MODERATE RISK MEANS WIND...WAVE AND TIDE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS WHO KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 12 PM. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. SURF... WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 3 TO 4 FEET. TIDE INFORMATION... AT OCRACOKE INLET... LOW TIDE AT 4:23 AM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 10:55 AM SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 5:34 PM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:24 PM SUNDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$ NCZ095-220600- CARTERET- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE... SHACKLEFORD BANKS...ATLANTIC BEACH...PINE KNOLL SHORES...EMERALD ISLE 511 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT... .SUNDAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT...MODERATE RISK. CAPE LOOKOUT TO BOGUE INLET...LOW RISK. A MODERATE RISK MEANS WIND...WAVE AND TIDE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS WHO KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. EVEN WHEN THE RISK IS LOW...RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PIERS...JETTIES AND SAND BARS. LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 12 PM...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. SURF... WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 3 TO 4 FEET NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT, AND 2 TO 3 FEET SOUTH. AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: BEAUFORT AND BOGUE INLET PIER REPORTED 64 DEGREES. TIDE INFORMATION... AT ATLANTIC BEACH... LOW TIDE AT 4:13 AM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 10:44 AM SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 5:24 PM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:13 PM SUNDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$ NCZ098-220600- ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...HAMMOCKS BEACH...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH 511 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2009 .SUNDAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: BOGUE INLET TO SURF CITY...LOW RISK. EVEN WHEN THE RISK IS LOW...RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PIERS...JETTIES AND SAND BARS. LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 12 PM...THEN RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. SURF... WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. TIDE INFORMATION... AT NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH... LOW TIDE AT 4:11 AM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 10:49 AM SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 5:22 PM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:18 PM SUNDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$
