Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
559 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

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

TXZ242-243-192300-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
559 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

5 AM OBSERVATIONS:

                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS
AIR TEMPERATURE:              81                    81
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        82                    83
WATER LEVEL:                  0.16 FT MSL           0.33 FT MSL
WIND:                         S 15 MPH              S 17 MPH


FORECAST:

                              TODAY                 THURSDAY

MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 87                  82 / 87

SKY         MORNING:          PARTLY CLOUDY         PARTLY CLOUDY
            AFTERNOON:        PARTLY CLOUDY         MOSTLY SUNNY
            EVENING:          MOSTLY CLEAR          MOSTLY CLEAR

WEATHER     MORNING:          SHOWERS               NONE
            AFTERNOON:        NONE                  NONE
            EVENING:          NONE                  NONE

PRECIP CHC  MORNING:          10%                   5%
            AFTERNOON:        5%                    5%
            EVENING:          5%                    5%

WIND        MORNING:          S 14-20 MPH           SE 14-18 MPH
            AFTERNOON:        SE 18-21 MPH          SE 17-22 MPH
            EVENING:          SE 17-21 MPH          SE 18-21 MPH

RIP CURRENT RISK:*            MODERATE              MODERATE

LIGHTNING RISK:               NONE                  NONE

UV INDEX:                     EXTREME               EXTREME

SIG WAVE HEIGHT:*             3 FEET                3 FEET

DOMINANT WAVE PERIOD:*        8 SECONDS             8 SECONDS

PORT ARANSAS JETTY TIDES:     LOW : 631 PM          HIGH: 337 AM
                                                    LOW : 716 PM


.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...
A WEAK TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. THE WINDS
WILL BECOME MORE EAST TO SOUTHEAST BY THE END OF THE WEEK POSSIBLY
LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS INTO THE WEEKEND.

* 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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