Expires:201305252045;;630642 FZUS52 KMHX 242039 SRFMHX SURF ZONE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 439 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 NCZ098-252045- ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...HAMMOCKS BEACH...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH 439 PM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 .SATURDAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: BOGUE INLET TO SURF CITY...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: SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. SURF HEIGHT: BOGUE INLET TO SURF CITY...1 TO 3 FEET. AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: HAMMOCKS BEACH...73. TIDE INFORMATION: AT NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH... HIGH TIDE AT 7:37 PM LOW TIDE AT 2:03 AM SAT HIGH TIDE AT 7:57 AM SAT LOW TIDE AT 1:50 PM SAT 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. $$