046 FZUS54 KBRO 191001 SRFBRO SURF ZONE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 500 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA... TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-192300- KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY- 500 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: MODERATE RISK. MARINE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. SWIM WITH A NON- INFLATABLE FLOTATION DEVICE SUCH AS A LIFE JACKET OR BOOGIE BOARD. ULTRAVIOLET INDEX: EXTREME. WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT AND SUNGLASSES AND USE SUNSCREEN OF SPF 15 OR HIGHER. REMAIN IN THE SHADE IF POSSIBLE. WEATHER: HAZE. MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY CLEARING. TEMPERATURES: HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WIND: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 5 FEET. SURF TEMPERATURE: 72 DEGREES. BAY TEMPERATURE: 74 DEGREES. TIDES: A HIGH AT 10 59 AM. A LOW AT 6 O9 PM. OUTLOOK: MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTH SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO RELAX. AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RIP CURRENT SAFETY, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIP CURRENT WEBSITE AT WWW.RIPCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV $$ BILLINGS