FZUS54 KBRO 221058 SRFBRO SURF ZONE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 500 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA... TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-222300- KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY- 500 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: MODERATE RISK. MARINE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. SWIM WITH A NON-INFLATABLE FLOTATION DEVICE, SUCH AS A LIFE JACKET AND BOOGIE BOARD. LIGHTNING RISK: NONE. ULTRAVIOLET INDEX: MODERATE. WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT AND SUNGLASSES AND USE SUNSCREEN OF SPF 15 OR HIGHER. SEEK SHADE DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS OF 10AM AND 4PM. WEATHER: SUNNY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES: HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WIND: LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET. SURF TEMPERATURE: 72 DEGREES. BAY TEMPERATURE: 71 DEGREES. TIDES: A LOW AT 11 55 AM. A HIGH AT 9 59 PM. OUTLOOK: SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE EAST TODAY, ALLOWING A RETURN OF AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW. SEAS WILL DECREASE ON MONDAY BUT WILL INCREASE TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY. A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED MONDAY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RIP CURRENT SAFETY, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIP CURRENT WEBSITE AT WWW.RIPCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV $$ VEGA