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Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX

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FZUS54 KBRO 240921
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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
500 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-242300-
KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY-
500 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 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:               PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE.

TEMPERATURES:          HIGHS AROUND 80.

WIND:                  SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

WAVE HEIGHTS:          2 TO 4 FEET.

SURF TEMPERATURE:      74 DEGREES.

BAY TEMPERATURE:       78 DEGREES.

TIDES:                 A HIGH AT 5 14 PM. A LOW AT 8 57 PM.

OUTLOOK:               PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF
                       WILL PRODUCE MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS ALONG THE
                       LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
                       RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW. AN
                       ELEVATED RISK IS LIKELY THE EARLY PART OF NEXT
                       WEEK AS WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE.

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

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