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Topsail  Beach,  NC

Date               Thu 05/28                          Fri 05/29
EDT 3hrly          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20

Rip Current Risk       Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod                      Mod  Mod  Mod  Mod     
Rip Probability    71   75   87   83   45   46   67   75   56   57   77   76   42   29
Surf Height (ft)    3    3    3    3    3    3    2    1    3    3    3    1    1    1
Dom Period (s)      8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8
Chance Precip      10   10   10   20   50   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
TSTM Potential   None None None  Mod  Low None None None None None None None None None
Cloud Cover      Pcld Pcld Pcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        77   77   81   81   80   78   76   74   71   71   75   76   75   74
Heat Index                   85   86                                                  
Wind (mph)       SW14  W13  W10   W9  SW7   E6   E9   E9  NE9 NE10   E9  E10 SE10   S8
Wind Gust          21   18   16   14             14   14   14   15   14        15   13
Longshore         Mod  Mod  Mod Weak Weak Weak None Weak  Mod  Mod  Mod None None None
Waterspout Risk   Low  Low  Mod  Low  Low  Low  Low  Low None None None None None None


Date               Sat 05/30           Sun 05/31           Mon 06/01           Tue 06/02
EDT 6hrly          02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14   20   02   08   14

Rip Probability    61   30   57   12   45   34   71   29   57   28   55   30   57   34   41
Surf Height (ft)    2    2    3    2    3    2    3    2    2    2    3    3    3    2    2
Dom Period (s)      8    7    7    7    5    5    6    5    5    6   10   10   10    9    9
Chance Precip       5   40   50   40   20   10   10   20   20   40   50   30   30   40   40
TSTM Potential   None None  Low None None None None None None None None None  Low None  Low
Cloud Cover      Pcld Mcld Mcld Mcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld Pcld
Temperature        74   75   75   73   67   66   72   71   70   69   72   72   70   69   73
Heat Index                                                                                 
Wind (mph)         S7  SW5   W8   E9 NE17 NE17  E16  E12   E8  SE7  E12   E9  NE7  N10 NE14
Wind Gust                    13   15   24   24   23   17   13   13        14   12   16   21
Longshore        Weak Weak Weak  ModStrngStrngStrng None None None None None None  Mod  Mod
Waterspout Risk  None  Low  Mod  Low None None None None None None None None None None None