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Topsail  Beach,  NC

Date                         Sun 07/06                               Mon 07/07
EDT 3hrly          20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14

Rip Current Risk                     High High High High                     High High High
Rip Probability    94   97   95   93   95   97   91   83   91   96   96   92   88   91   84
Surf Height (ft)    5    5    4    3    3    2    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    2    3
Dom Period (s)      7    8    8    8    8    8    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7
Chance Precip      70   60   90   60   90   80   80   50   50   50   50   50   50   50   60
TSTM Potential   High High  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod High  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Low  Mod  Mod
Cloud Cover      Mcld Mcld  Cld Mcld  Cld  Cld Mcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Mcld
Temperature        78   77   77   78   78   80   80   80   80   80   79   79   79   82   82
Heat Index                                            87   86   85                  92   92
Wind (mph)        E22  E21 SE20 SE20 SE20 SE20  S20  S20  S20  S18  S18  S14 SW13 SW13  S14
Wind Gust          29   26   25   25   25   25   25   25   25   24   23             18   22
Longshore        None None None None None None None None None NoneStrng  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low


Date                    Tue 07/08           Wed 07/09           Thu 07/10
EDT 6hrly          20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    63   78   67   74   42   69   46   69   29   57   34   65
Surf Height (ft)    3    3    3    2    2    2    2    2    1    2    2    2
Dom Period (s)      6    6    6    6    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
Chance Precip      20   20   30   40   20   20   30   60   40   50   50   70
TSTM Potential    Low  Low  Low  Mod  Low  Low  Mod High  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Mcld Mcld
Temperature        81   80   80   83   81   81   80   82   81   81   78   81
Heat Index         90   87   88   96   91   89   88   94   90   88        88
Wind (mph)       SW14 SW12 SW10  S13  S14 SW10  SW9  S14  S13 SW10 SW10  S14
Wind Gust                         18        15                  15   15   20
Longshore         Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low  Mod  Low