OUTER BANKS DARE-
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF...DUCK...KITTY HAWK...KILL DEVIL HILLS...
NAGS HEAD...RODANTHE...AVON...CAPE HATTERAS
401 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009

...MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...MODERATE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.THANKSGIVING DAY...
RIP CURRENT RISK:
DUCK TO RODANTHE...MODERATE RISK.
RODANTHE TO CAPE HATTERAS...MODERATE RISK.
CAPE HATTERAS TO HATTERAS INLET...MODERATE 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. 

LIGHTNING RISK...NONE. NO CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING EXPECTED. 

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

WEATHER...PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 12 PM. HIGHS IN THE 
          LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

SURF...WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE WILL BE 4 TO 5 FEET.

AREA WATER TEMPERATURES:
DUCK PIER HAD 57, AVALON PIER REPORTED 58, OREGON INLET MARINA HAD 59,
AND HATTERAS ISLAND FISHING PIER REPORTED 63 DEGREES.

TIDE INFORMATION...

AT CAPE HATTERAS...

HIGH TIDE AT 2:01 AM THURSDAY.
LOW TIDE AT 8:09 AM THURSDAY.
HIGH TIDE AT 2:08 PM THURSDAY.
LOW TIDE AT 8:23 PM 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.