OUTER BANKS DARE- INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...DUCK...KITTY HAWK...KILL DEVIL HILLS... NAGS HEAD...RODANTHE...AVON...CAPE HATTERAS 1114 AM EST SUN NOV 8 2009 .REST OF TODAY... 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 1 TO 2 FEET 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 56, AVON PIER REPORTED 62, AND HATTERAS ISLAND FISHING PIER REPORTED 65. TIDE INFORMATION... AT CAPE HATTERAS... HIGH TIDE AT 11:22 AM. LOW TIDE AT 5:58 PM. HIGH TIDE AT 11:55 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.