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Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 111035
SRFCRP

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
535 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

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

TXZ242-243-112245-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
535 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

5 AM OBSERVATIONS:

                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS
AIR TEMPERATURE:              57                    57
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        57                    56
WATER LEVEL:                  -0.73 FT MSL          -0.61 FT MSL
WIND:                         NE 1 MPH              SW 1 MPH


FORECAST:

                              TODAY                 WEDNESDAY

MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 67                  56 / 65

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

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

PRECIP CHC  MORNING:          5%                    5%
            AFTERNOON:        5%                    0%
            EVENING:          5%                    0%

WIND        MORNING:          SW 5-7 MPH            N 13-30 MPH
            AFTERNOON:        S 6-13 MPH            N 23-29 MPH
            EVENING:          S 12-14 MPH           N 20-24 MPH

RIP CURRENT RISK:*            LOW                   LOW

LIGHTNING RISK:               NONE                  NONE

UV INDEX:                     VERY HIGH             VERY HIGH

SIG WAVE HEIGHT:*             2 FEET                4 FEET

DOMINANT WAVE PERIOD:*        6 SECONDS             6 SECONDS

PORT ARANSAS JETTY TIDES:     LOW : 633 AM          LOW : 723 AM
                              HIGH: 317 PM          HIGH: 337 PM
                                                    LOW : 842 PM


.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH A RELATIVELY COOL NIGHT IN STORE FOR THURSDAY MORNING
WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY MOVE
EAST ON THURSDAY...RESULTING IN A RETURN TO ONSHORE FLOW BY
THURSDAY EVENING. A GENERAL WARMING TREND WILL ENSUE THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH A WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...PROVIDING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS BEFORE THE
BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH ON SUNDAY.


* A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT ANY RIP CURRENTS THAT DO
  FORM ARE LIKELY TO BE WEAK BUT STILL MAY POSE A DANGER TO POOR
  SWIMMERS. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE
  FREQUENT IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS AND
  THESE CAN BE QUITE STRONG ON DAYS WHERE THE OVERALL RIP CURRENT
  THREAT IS LOW...ESPECIALLY IF STRONG SOUTHERLY OR NORTHEASTERLY
  WINDS EXIST.

* WAVE HEIGHT AND PERIOD FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF DEEP OCEAN
  WAVES OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS...NOT SURF CONDITIONS.

$$

CB/GW