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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
433 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013

NCZ095-202230-
CARTERET-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE...
SHACKLEFORD BANKS...ATLANTIC BEACH...PINE KNOLL SHORES...EMERALD ISLE
433 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013
.TODAY...
RIP CURRENT RISK:
OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT...LOW RISK.
CAPE LOOKOUT TO BOGUE INLET...LOW RISK.
EVEN WHEN THE RISK IS LOW...RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY
TIME...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PIERS JETTIES AND SAND BARS.
 
LIGHTNING RISK: NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. 
UV INDEX: VERY HIGH...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. 
WEATHER: MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 
         TO 20 MPH. 
SURF HEIGHT: 
OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT...2 TO 4 FEET.
CAPE LOOKOUT TO BOGUE INLET...1 TO 2 FEET.
AREA WATER TEMPERATURES:
BEAUFORT...78. 
ATLANTIC BEACH...78. 
BOGUE INLET PIER...77. 
TIDE INFORMATION:
AT ATLANTIC BEACH...
HIGH TIDE AT 4:32 AM
LOW TIDE AT 10:47 AM
HIGH TIDE AT 5:18 PM
LOW TIDE AT 11:42 PM
ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN 
ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT 
LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. 
IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE 
ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL.
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