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FZUS54 KBRO 220945
SRFBRO
SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
445 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2018
..FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA
TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-222300-
KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY-
445 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2018
..A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY
..COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT
RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH RISK. LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
LIKELY IN THE SURF ZONE. A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS MEANS THAT SURF ZONE CONDITIONS ARE
DANGEROUS FOR ALL SWIMMERS.
LIGHTNING RISK: NONE.
ULTRAVIOLET INDEX: MODERATE. WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT AND
SUNGLASSES, AND USE SUNSCREEN OF SPF 15 OR
HIGHER. SEEK SHADE DURING THE MID DAY HOURS OF
10 AM TO 4 PM.
WEATHER: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURES: MID 70S.
WIND: NORTH-NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
WAVE HEIGHTS: 5 TO 7 FEET.
SURF TEMPERATURE: 73 DEGREES.
BAY TEMPERATURE: 70 DEGREES.
TIDES: A LOW AT 8 24 AM. A HIGH AT 2 42 PM.
A MINOR LOW AT 8 45 PM.
OUTLOOK: AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES,
BUT MAY DECREASE LATE IN THE WEEK AS WAVE HEIGHTS
DIMINISH. RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES
CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY BEFORE CONDITIONS DRY OUT
FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID 70S
EACH DAY THIS WEEK.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RIP CURRENT SAFETY, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RIP CURRENT WEBSITE AT WWW.RIPCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV.
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