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FZUS54 KCRP 211204
SRFCRP

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
604 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

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

TXZ242-243-220015-
KLEBERG-NUECES-
604 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

5 AM OBSERVATIONS:

                              BOB HALL PIER         PORT ARANSAS
AIR TEMPERATURE:              62                    60
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE:        69                    69
WATER LEVEL:                  1.63 FT MSL           1.75 FT MSL
WIND:                         NW 13 MPH             NW 16 MPH


FORECAST:

                              TODAY                 SUNDAY

MIN/MAX TEMP:                 / 70                  56 / 71

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

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

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

WIND        MORNING:          NW 12-17 MPH          NE 8-9 MPH
            AFTERNOON:        N 8-13 MPH            NE 9-9 MPH
            EVENING:          N 5-9 MPH             SE 9-12 MPH

RIP CURRENT RISK:*            MODERATE              LOW

LIGHTNING RISK:               NONE                  NONE

UV INDEX:                     MODERATE              MODERATE

SIG WAVE HEIGHT:*             3 FEET                2 FEET

DOMINANT WAVE PERIOD:*        7 SECONDS             6 SECONDS

PORT ARANSAS JETTY TIDES:     LOW : 1106 AM         LOW : 1150 AM
                              HIGH: 925 PM          HIGH: 1003 PM


.OUTLOOK (DAYS 3-5)...ONSHORE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH
MONDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY WITH STRONG OFFSHORE
FLOW AND LARGE SEAS DEVELOPING IN ITS WAKE. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT.


* A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS
  SUPPORT STRONGER AND/OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS.  ONLY
  EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RESEARCH HAS
  SHOWN RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN
  THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS.

* 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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