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Topsail  Beach,  NC

Date               Fri 10/25           Sat 10/26
EDT 3hrly          14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk  Low  Low                      Low  Low  Low  Low     
Rip Probability    19   21   37   35   19   20   38   38   19   17   35
Surf Height (ft)    2    1    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2
Dom Period (s)      9    9    9    9   10   10   10   10   10   10   10
Chance Precip       0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   20
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover       Clr  Clr Mclr  Clr  Clr  Clr  Clr  Clr  Clr Mclr Pcld
Temperature        69   70   67   66   65   63   62   72   76   76   72
Heat Index                                                             
Wind (mph)        SE5   S6   S6  SW8  SW8   W8   W9   W8  SW9 SW10   N9
Wind Gust                                             13   14   15     
Longshore        None None Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak  Mod None
Waterspout Risk  None None None None None None None None  Low  Low  Low


Date               Sun 10/27           Mon 10/28           Tue 10/29           Wed 10/30
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    24   40   42   45   46   32   42   34   46   27   55   54   80   62   87
Surf Height (ft)    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    3    2    2    4    3
Dom Period (s)      9    7    6    6    6    6    6    6    5    5    6    7    7    8    8
Chance Precip      10    5   10    5    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    0    0    0
TSTM Potential   None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr
Temperature        65   60   65   62   59   55   67   63   61   60   72   69   67   66   74
Heat Index                                                                                 
Wind (mph)       NE17 NE17 NE17 NE17 NE15 NE15 NE16 NE15 NE13 NE13  E15  E13  E10  E10  E12
Wind Gust          22   23   23   22   20   21   22   22   18        21   18   15        17
Longshore       StrngStrngStrngStrng  ModStrngStrngStrng  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod None None None
Waterspout Risk  None None None None None None None None None None None None None None None