Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
540 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015

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

TXZ242-243-030000-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
540 AM CST MON MAR 2 2015

5 AM OBSERVATIONS:

                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS
AIR TEMPERATURE:              49                    49
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        55                    55
WATER LEVEL:                  -0.70 FT MSL          -0.66 FT MSL
WIND:                         N 13 MPH              N 14 MPH


FORECAST:

                              TODAY                 TUESDAY

MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 55                  54 / 67

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

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

PRECIP CHC  MORNING:          20%                   10%
            AFTERNOON:        20%                   10%
            EVENING:          10%                   10%

WIND        MORNING:          N 12-14 MPH           S 9-14 MPH
            AFTERNOON:        N 10-13 MPH           SE 14-16 MPH
            EVENING:          NE 8-10 MPH           SE 15-16 MPH

RIP CURRENT RISK:*            LOW                   LOW

LIGHTNING RISK:               NONE                  NONE

UV INDEX:                     LOW                   LOW

SIG WAVE HEIGHT:*             3 FEET                4 FEET

DOMINANT WAVE PERIOD:*        7 SECONDS             6 SECONDS

PORT ARANSAS JETTY TIDES:     LOW : 701 AM          LOW : 745 AM
                              HIGH: 316 PM          HIGH: 337 PM
                              LOW : 822 PM          LOW : 832 PM
                              HIGH: 1141 PM


.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
ARE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES. HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE 70S...FOLLOWED
BY HIGHS IN THE 40S ON THURSDAY. CLOUDY SKIES AND RAINY CONDITIONS
WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

* A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT SURF ZONE CONDITIONS ARE NOT
  EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.
  HOWEVER...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS OFTEN OCCUR 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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