085
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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RH/GW