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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
559 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
.FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS...
STRONG SOUTH WINDS OFFSHORE WILL GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SOUTH
SWELLS. THESE SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FOR
SOME SOUTH-FACING BEACHES.

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NEWPORT RI-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...NEWPORT...MIDDLETOWN...LITTLE COMPTON
559 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...
RIP CURRENT RISK....HIGH. 
SURF................5 TO 6 FEET. 
SWELL...............NORTH AROUND 1 FOOT...INCREASING TO SOUTH 
                    AROUND 8 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. 
PERIOD..............5 SECONDS. 
WATER TEMPERATURE...55 DEGREES. 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF 
                    THUNDERSTORMS. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....IN THE MID 60S. 
BEACH WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. 
UVI INDEX...........3 - MODERATE. 
LIGHTNING THREAT....VERY INFREQUENT LIGHTNING EXPECTED.
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING CONDITIONS EXIST FOR ALL PEOPLE ENTERING THE SURF.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 11 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 19 MPH.
TIDE INFORMATION...
AT NEWPORT...
LOW TIDE AT 1:14 AM
HIGH TIDE AT 7:37 AM
LOW TIDE AT 1:03 PM
HIGH TIDE AT 8:03 PM
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