FZUS52 KMHX 201100 SRFMHX SURF ZONE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 652 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 NCZ103-201645- OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...DUCK...KITTY HAWK...KILL DEVIL HILLS... NAGS HEAD...RODANTHE...AVON...CAPE HATTERAS 652 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: DUCK TO RODANTHE...HIGH RISK. RODANTHE TO CAPE HATTERAS...HIGH RISK. CAPE HATTERAS TO HATTERAS INLET...HIGH RISK. A HIGH RISK MEANS WIND...WAVE AND TIDE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF POWERFUL OR NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF THE WATER. LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. ISOLATED CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH. SURF...WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 6 TO 8 FEET FROM CAPE HATTERAS NORTHWARD. FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO HATTERAS INLET, WAVES WILL BE 3 TO 4 FEET. AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: DUCK PIER HAD 73 DEGREES, AVALON PIER REPORTED 74, OREGON INLET MARINA HAD 73 DEGREES, AVON PIER REPORTED 74, AND HATTERAS ISLAND FISHING PIER WAS 73 DEGREES. TIDE INFORMATION... AT CAPE HATTERAS... HIGH TIDE AT 11:43 AM. LOW TIDE AT 6:14 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 11:59 PM. LOW TIDE AT 6:00 AM SUNDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$ NCZ104-201645- OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...OCRACOKE 652 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: OCRACOKE ISLAND...HIGH RISK. A HIGH RISK MEANS WIND...WAVE AND TIDE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF POWERFUL OR NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF THE WATER. LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. ISOLATED CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH. SURF...WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET. TIDE INFORMATION... AT OCRACOKE INLET... HIGH TIDE AT 11:51 AM. LOW TIDE AT 6:24 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 12:07 AM SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 6:10 AM SUNDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$ NCZ095-201645- CARTERET- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE... SHACKLEFORD BANKS...ATLANTIC BEACH...PINE KNOLL SHORES...EMERALD ISLE 652 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 ...HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT...HIGH RISK. CAPE LOOKOUT TO BOGUE INLET...LOW RISK. A HIGH RISK MEANS WIND...WAVE AND TIDE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF POWERFUL OR NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU STAY OUT OF THE WATER. EVEN WHEN THE RISK IS LOW...RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PIERS...JETTIES AND SAND BARS. LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. SURF...WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 4 TO 6 FEET NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT, AND 1 TO 2 FEET SOUTH. AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: BEAUFORT MARINE LAB REPORTED 80 DEGREES, AND BOGUE INLET PIER WAS 78 DEGREES. TIDE INFORMATION... AT ATLANTIC BEACH... HIGH TIDE AT 11:40 AM. LOW TIDE AT 6:14 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 11:56 PM. LOW TIDE AT 6:00 AM SUNDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$ NCZ098-201645- ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...HAMMOCKS BEACH...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH 652 AM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008 .TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: OCRACOKE ISLAND...LOW RISK. EVEN WHEN THE RISK IS LOW...RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PIERS...JETTIES AND SAND BARS. LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. SURF...WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. TIDE INFORMATION... AT NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH... HIGH TIDE AT 11:45 AM. LOW TIDE AT 6:12 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 12:01 AM SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 5:58 AM SUNDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$