FZUS52 KMHX 050641 SRFMHX SURF ZONE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 241 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009 NCZ103-051700- OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...DUCK...KITTY HAWK...KILL DEVIL HILLS... NAGS HEAD...RODANTHE...AVON...CAPE HATTERAS 241 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009 ...MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... .TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: DUCK TO RODANTHE...LOW RISK. RODANTHE TO CAPE HATTERAS...LOW RISK. CAPE HATTERAS TO HATTERAS INLET...MODERATE RISK. A MODERATE RISK MEANS WIND...WAVE AND TIDE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS WHO KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. EVEN WHEN THE RISK IS LOW...RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PIERS...JETTIES AND SAND BARS. LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. ISOLATED CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 12 PM...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. SURF... WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FEET LATE SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: DUCK PIER HAS 77 DEGREES, AVALON PIER REPORTED 78, OREGON INLET MARINA HAS 78 DEGREES, AVON PIER REPORTED 77, AND HATTERAS ISLAND FISHING PIER REPORTED 81 DEGREES. TIDE INFORMATION... AT CAPE HATTERAS... HIGH TIDE AT 6:45 AM. LOW TIDE AT 12:32 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 7:15 PM. LOW TIDE AT 1:50 AM MONDAY. 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. $$ NCZ104-051700- OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...OCRACOKE 241 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009 ...MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: OCRACOKE ISLAND...MODERATE RISK. A MODERATE RISK MEANS WIND...WAVE AND TIDE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS WHO KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. ISOLATED CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 12 PM...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. SURF... WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. TIDE INFORMATION... AT OCRACOKE INLET... HIGH TIDE AT 6:53 AM. LOW TIDE AT 12:42 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 7:23 PM. LOW TIDE AT 2:00 AM MONDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$ NCZ095-051700- CARTERET- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE... SHACKLEFORD BANKS...ATLANTIC BEACH...PINE KNOLL SHORES...EMERALD ISLE 241 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009 ...MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT...MODERATE RISK. CAPE LOOKOUT TO BOGUE INLET...MODERATE RISK. A MODERATE RISK MEANS WIND...WAVE AND TIDE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS WHO KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. ISOLATED CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 12 PM...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH LATE. SURF... WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: BEAUFORT HAS 78 DEGREES AND BOGUE INLET PIER REPORTED 79 DEGREES. TIDE INFORMATION... AT ATLANTIC BEACH... HIGH TIDE AT 6:42 AM. LOW TIDE AT 12:32 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 7:12 PM. LOW TIDE AT 1:50 AM MONDAY. 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. $$ NCZ098-051700- ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...HAMMOCKS BEACH...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH 241 AM EDT SUN JUL 5 2009 ...MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: BOGUE INLET TO SURF CITY...MODERATE RISK. A MODERATE RISK MEANS WIND...WAVE AND TIDE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS WHO KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE A RIP CURRENT SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. LIGHTNING RISK...LOW. ISOLATED CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL 12 PM...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SURF... WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: HAMMOCKS BEACH REPORTED 79 DEGREES. TIDE INFORMATION... AT NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH... HIGH TIDE AT 6:47 AM. LOW TIDE AT 12:30 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 7:17 PM. LOW TIDE AT 1:48 AM MONDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$