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FZUS54 KBRO 041005
SRFBRO

SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
500 AM CDT SAT FEB 4 2012

...FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA...

TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-042300-
KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY-
500 AM CDT SAT FEB 4 2012

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...

RIP CURRENT RISK: MODERATE RISK. MARINE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER
OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. SWIM WITH A
NON-INFLATABLE FLOATATION DEVICE, SUCH AS A LIFE
JACKET AND BOOGIE BOARD.

ULTRAVIOLET INDEX: HIGH. WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT AND SUNGLASSES
AND USE SUNSCREEN OF SPF 15 OR HIGHER. SEEK SHADE
DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS OF 10 AM TO 4 PM.

WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING WITH AREAS OF FOG
EARLY. AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES: HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

WIND: SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING EAST 10 TO
15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT.

SURF TEMPERATURE: 68 DEGREES.

BAY TEMPERATURE: 68 DEGREES.

TIDES: A LOW AT 6 12 AM. A HIGH AT 4 07 PM.

OUTLOOK: STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THIS AFTERNOON'S COLD
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS SUNDAY.
THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN
TO DECREASE MONDAY.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RIP CURRENT SAFETY, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RIP CURRENT WEBSITE AT WWW.RIPCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV

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CAMPBELL