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Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 131139
SRFCRP

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
539 AM CST FRI DEC 13 2013

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

TXZ242-243-132345-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
539 AM CST FRI DEC 13 2013

5 AM OBSERVATIONS:

                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS
AIR TEMPERATURE:              50                    48
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        53                    52
WATER LEVEL:                  -0.55 FT MSL          -0.53 FT MSL
WIND:                         N 10 MPH              N 13 MPH


FORECAST:

                              TODAY                 SATURDAY

MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 67                  61 / 64

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

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

PRECIP CHC  MORNING:          20%                   20%
            AFTERNOON:        20%                   10%
            EVENING:          30%                   5%

WIND        MORNING:          E 3-9 MPH             NW 6-20 MPH
            AFTERNOON:        S 10-16 MPH           N 21-24 MPH
            EVENING:          S 7-15 MPH            N 23-25 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 : 552 AM          LOW : 633 AM
                              HIGH: 250 PM          HIGH: 338 PM


.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...CLEARING SKIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. ONSHORE FLOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO RETURN BY MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY LEADING TO A GRADUAL WARMING TREND THROUGH MID TO LATE
WEEK.

* 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.

$$