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Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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FZUS54 KBRO 201002
SRFBRO

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
500 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

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

TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-202300-
KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY-
500 AM CDT MON MAY 20 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 LIFE JACKET
                       OR BOOGIE BOARD.

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:               HAZE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY
                       CLEARING.

TEMPERATURES:          HIGHS NEAR 80.

WIND:                  SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE.

WAVE HEIGHTS:          4 TO 6 FEET.

SURF TEMPERATURE:      73 DEGREES.

BAY TEMPERATURE:       75 DEGREES.

TIDES:                 A MINOR LOW AT 5 12 AM. A MINOR HIGH AT 11 01 AM.
                       A LOW 6 27 PM.

OUTLOOK:               MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE
                       LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
                       TUESDAY BEFORE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO
                       RELAX. AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL
                       CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.

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

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