CARTERET-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE...
SHACKLEFORD BANKS...ATLANTIC BEACH...PINE KNOLL SHORES...EMERALD ISLE
1114 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009

.REST OF TODAY...
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. 

SURF... WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET. 

AREA WATER TEMPERATURES:
BEAUFORT HAD 63 AND BOGUE INLET PIER REPORTED 65. 


TIDE INFORMATION...

AT ATLANTIC BEACH...

HIGH TIDE AT 11:19 AM.
LOW TIDE AT 5:58 PM.
HIGH TIDE AT 11:52 PM.
LOW TIDE AT 5:54 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.