FZUS52 KMHX 072129 SRFMHX SURF ZONE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 429 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 NCZ103-080530- OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...DUCK...KITTY HAWK...KILL DEVIL HILLS... NAGS HEAD...RODANTHE...AVON...CAPE HATTERAS 429 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SUNDAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: DUCK TO RODANTHE...LOW RISK. RODANTHE TO CAPE HATTERAS...LOW RISK. CAPE HATTERAS TO HATTERAS 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...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SURF...WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 IN THE MORNING THEN DECEASING TO 1 TO 2 FEET BY THE AFTERNOON NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS AND 2 TO 3 FEET SOUTH. AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: DUCK PIER HAD 61, AVALON PIER REPORTED 61, OREGON INLET MARINA HAD 57, AVON PIER REPORTED 62, AND HATTERAS ISLAND FISHING PIER REPORTED 65. TIDE INFORMATION... AT CAPE HATTERAS... LOW TIDE AT 4:45 AM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:22 AM SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 5:58 PM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:55 PM SUNDAY. 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. $$ NCZ104-080530- OUTER BANKS HYDE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...OCRACOKE 429 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SUNDAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: OCRACOKE ISLAND...LOW RISK. EVEN WHEN THE RISK IS LOW...RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PIERS...JETTIES AND SAND BARS. LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. SURF...WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. TIDE INFORMATION... AT OCRACOKE INLET... LOW TIDE AT 4:55 AM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:30 AM SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 6:08 PM SUNDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$ NCZ095-080530- CARTERET- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE... SHACKLEFORD BANKS...ATLANTIC BEACH...PINE KNOLL SHORES...EMERALD ISLE 429 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SUNDAY... 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...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SURF...WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: BEAUFORT HAD 64 AND BOGUE INLET PIER REPORTED 66. TIDE INFORMATION... AT ATLANTIC BEACH... LOW TIDE AT 4:45 AM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:19 AM SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 5:58 PM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:52 PM SUNDAY. 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. $$ NCZ098-080530- ONSLOW- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...HAMMOCKS BEACH...NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH 429 PM EST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SUNDAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: BOGUE INLET TO SURF CITY...LOW RISK. EVEN WHEN THE RISK IS LOW...RIP CURRENTS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PIERS...JETTIES AND SAND BARS. LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. UV INDEX...MODERATE...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. WEATHER...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SURF...WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. TIDE INFORMATION... AT NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH... LOW TIDE AT 4:43 AM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:24 AM SUNDAY. LOW TIDE AT 5:56 PM SUNDAY. HIGH TIDE AT 11:57 PM SUNDAY. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING STRONG RIP CURRENTS...SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND BARS. IT IS SAFEST IF YOU SWIM AT A GUARDED BEACH AND ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROL. $$