CARTERET-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE...
SHACKLEFORD BANKS...ATLANTIC BEACH...PINE KNOLL SHORES...EMERALD ISLE
957 AM EST WED NOV 25 2009

...MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT...

.REST OF TODAY...
RIP CURRENT RISK:
OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT...MODERATE RISK.
CAPE LOOKOUT TO BOGUE INLET...LOW 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...NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. 

UV INDEX...LOW...FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM. 

WEATHER...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST 
          WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

SURF... WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 3 TO 4 FEET NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT,
AND 2 TO 3 FEET SOUTH. 

AREA WATER TEMPERATURES: BEAUFORT HAD 63 AND BOGUE INLET PIER REPORTED 64
DEGREES. 

TIDE INFORMATION...

AT ATLANTIC BEACH...

HIGH TIDE AT 1:13 PM.
LOW TIDE AT 7:40 PM.
HIGH TIDE AT 1:58 AM THURSDAY.
LOW TIDE AT 8:09 AM THURSDAY.

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.