Expires:201305240815;;583253 FZUS51 KBOX 232011 SRFBOX SURF ZONE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 411 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 .FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS... MAZ007-240815- EASTERN ESSEX MA- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...BEVERLY...GLOUCESTER...NEWBURYPORT 411 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 .TOMORROW... RIP CURRENT RISK....MODERATE. SURF................2 TO 4 FEET. SWELL...............EAST 1 TO 2 FEET. PERIOD..............9 SECONDS. WATER TEMPERATURE...53 DEGREES. SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....IN THE LOWER 60S. BEACH WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. UVI INDEX...........3 - MODERATE. LIGHTNING THREAT....VERY INFREQUENT LIGHTNING EXPECTED. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IMPLIES THAT INDIVIDUALS PLANNING TO ENTER THE SURF SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS FIRST. BE SURE TO SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFE GUARD...AND NEVER ALONE OR AT NIGHT. .FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 13 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. TIDE INFORMATION... AT NEWBURYPORT... LOW TIDE AT 5:42 AM HIGH TIDE AT 11:33 AM LOW TIDE AT 5:52 PM HIGH TIDE AT 11:50 PM AT GLOUCESTER HARBOR... LOW TIDE AT 4:52 AM HIGH TIDE AT 11:07 AM LOW TIDE AT 5:06 PM HIGH TIDE AT 11:21 PM $$ FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON