Surf Forecast


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FZUS54 KCRP 131032
SRFCRP
SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
532 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013
.FOR THE BEACHES FROM MALAQUITE BEACH TO PORT ARANSAS...
TXZ242-243-132245-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
532 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013
5 AM OBSERVATIONS:
                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS          
AIR TEMPERATURE:              82                    82                    
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        86                    84                    
WATER LEVEL:                  0.55 FT MSL           0.6 FT MSL            
WIND:                         SE 12 MPH             S 13 MPH              
FORECAST:
                              TODAY                 WEDNESDAY             
MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 88                  81 / 87               
SKY         MORNING:          MOSTLY SUNNY          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%                    0%                    
            AFTERNOON:        5%                    0%                    
            EVENING:          5%                    5%                    
WIND        MORNING:          S 6-13 MPH            S 7-12 MPH            
            AFTERNOON:        SE 9-16 MPH           SE 7-14 MPH           
            EVENING:          SE 16-17 MPH          SE 14-16 MPH          
RIP CURRENT RISK:*            LOW                   LOW                   
LIGHTNING RISK:               NONE                  NONE                  
UV INDEX:                     EXTREME               EXTREME               
SIG WAVE HEIGHT:*             3 FEET                3 FEET                
DOMINANT WAVE PERIOD:*        7 SECONDS             7 SECONDS             
PORT ARANSAS JETTY TIDES:     HIGH: 600 AM          HIGH: 1219 AM 
                              LOW : 238 PM          LOW : 339 PM  
.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN LOW...AS A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY NORTH OF THE WATERS KEEPS A WEAK PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL
U.S. WILL DEEPEN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...AND WILL ALLOW A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY TO MOVE AT LEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. MOISTURE
POOLING ALONG THE BOUNDARY AND POSSIBLE INTERACTION OF THE SEA-
BREEZE AND BOUNDARY COULD RESULT IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING NORTH OF THE WATERS...BUT MOVING INTO THE COASTAL AREAS
MAINLY FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. ABOVE NORMAL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
* 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.
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