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FZUS54 KCRP 091057
SRFCRP

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
557 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009

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

TXZ242-243-092300-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
557 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009

5 AM OBSERVATIONS:

                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS
AIR TEMPERATURE:              79                    78
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        81                    80
WATER LEVEL:                  1.07 FT MSL           1.54 FT MSL
WIND:                         S 21 MPH              S 22 MPH


FORECAST:

                              TODAY                 SUNDAY

MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 82                  77 / 82

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

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

PRECIP CHC  MORNING:          0%                    5%
            AFTERNOON:        0%                    5%
            EVENING:          0%                    0%

WIND        MORNING:          SE 21-24 MPH          SE 13-16 MPH
            AFTERNOON:        SE 21-24 MPH          SE 14-21 MPH
            EVENING:          E 18-24 MPH           E 15-21 MPH

RIP CURRENT RISK:*            LOW                   LOW

LIGHTNING RISK:               NONE                  NONE

UV INDEX:                     EXTREME               EXTREME

SIG WAVE HEIGHT:*             5 FEET                3 FEET

DOMINANT WAVE PERIOD:*        6 SECONDS             6 SECONDS

PORT ARANSAS JETTY TIDES:     HIGH: 608 AM          HIGH: 651 AM
                              LOW : 940 PM          LOW : 1014 PM


.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...A PERSISTENT MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW
WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SHORT PERIOD WAVE ACTION AT AREA BEACHES.
TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN THE 80S AND NO SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE 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.

$$

MJG