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000 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