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Topsail  Beach,  NC

Date               Tue 05/27                Wed 05/28
EDT 3hrly          11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk High High High                     High High High High     
Rip Probability    78   90   86   58   74   91   89   72   81   89   82   38
Surf Height (ft)    3    4    4    4    4    3    3    4    3    3    3    3
Dom Period (s)      8    6    6    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7
Chance Precip      60   70   60   40   60   60   40   60   70   50   50   40
TSTM Potential   None  Low  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Low  Mod  Mod  Mod
Cloud Cover       Cld  Cld  Cld  Cld  Cld Mcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        71   71   71   72   72   73   73   72   75   76   77   75
Heat Index                                                                  
Wind (mph)        E20  E20  E18  E16 SE15  S13  S13  S12  SW9 SW10  S10  SW6
Wind Gust          25   26   25   22   20                  14   15          
Longshore       Strng None None None None None None  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod Weak
Waterspout Risk  None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Low


Date               Thu 05/29           Fri 05/30           Sat 05/31           Sun 06/01
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    69   51   75   36   55   49   67   42   41   52   41   40   20   40   19
Surf Height (ft)    3    2    2    3    2    3    3    1    1    2    2    2    1    2    1
Dom Period (s)      7    7    7    7    7    7    6    6    6    7    7    7    6    7    6
Chance Precip      50   50   50   50   60   50   60   60   40   30   20   20   10   10   10
TSTM Potential    Low None  Low  Mod  Mod  Low  Mod  Mod None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr Mclr
Temperature        72   72   77   76   73   72   77   74   70   67   76   75   70   70   78
Heat Index                                                                                 
Wind (mph)         W6  NW6   S9  SW8  SW8  SW8 SW12 SW12  W12  W10 SW12  SW9   W8   W7   S9
Wind Gust                                        17             15   17                  14
Longshore        Weak None Weak Weak Weak Weak  Mod  Mod  Mod None  Mod  Mod Weak None Weak
Waterspout Risk   Low None  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None None None None  Low  Low  Low