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Topsail  Beach,  NC

Date               Thu 07/03                Fri 07/04
EDT 3hrly          11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk High High High                      Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod     
Rip Probability    63   49   55   71   60   45   51   71   75   55   60   78
Surf Height (ft)    1    3    3    2    1    1    1    1    2    3    3    3
Dom Period (s)      6    7    7    7    6    6    6    7    7    7    7    7
Chance Precip      20   40   30   20    5   10    5   20   20   30   30   20
TSTM Potential    Low  Mod  Mod  Low None None None None  Low  Mod  Low  Low
Cloud Cover      Pcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        80   81   81   81   79   78   77   77   83   82   82   81
Heat Index         86   88   89   88   84                  90   90   90   87
Wind (mph)        SE6   S7   S7  SW5  SW3   W3  NW5   N7  NE9  E12  E13  E10
Wind Gust                                                  14   17   18   15
Longshore        Weak None None Weak Weak Weak None None Weak None None None
Waterspout Risk   Mod  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low


Date               Sat 07/05           Sun 07/06           Mon 07/07           Tue 07/08
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    57   74   70   76   74   87   88   84   87   84   82   67   84   76   79
Surf Height (ft)    3    3    2    2    2    3    3    4    2    2    3    3    3    3    3
Dom Period (s)      7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    6
Chance Precip      30   40   50   30   40   60   70   30   40   50   50   20   30   40   50
TSTM Potential    Mod  Low  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Mod
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        79   77   80   79   78   78   80   80   79   79   82   81   80   80   83
Heat Index                                       84   84        83   88   88   85   84   92
Wind (mph)        E10  E12  E16  E14  E12  E12 SE15 SE13  SE9  SE8  S12  S10  SW9   W8  S12
Wind Gust                    21                  20                                        
Longshore         Mod  Mod None None None None None None None None None None Weak Weak  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod  Mod  Low  Low None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low