365 FZUS54 KBRO 211004 CCA SRFBRO SURF ZONE FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 500 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA... TXZ251-256-257-GMZ130-212300- KENEDY-CAMERON-WILLACY- 500 AM CST THU FEB 21 2013 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... RIP CURRENT RISK: HIGH RISK. FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. REMAIN IN WATER THAT IS WAIST DEEP OR LESS. ULTRAVIOLET INDEX: HIGH. WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT AND SUNGLASSES AND USE SUNSCREEN OF SPF 15 OR HIGHER. SEEK SHADE DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS OF 10AM TO 4PM. WEATHER: WINDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES: HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST. WAVE HEIGHTS: 6 TO 8 FEET. SURF TEMPERATURE: 67 DEGREES. BAY TEMPERATURE: 67 DEGREES. TIDES: A LOW AT 5 57 AM. A HIGH AT 3 30 PM. OUTLOOK: WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS WILL DECREASING TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH SLIGHTLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS EARLY SUNDAY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT RIP CURRENT SAFETY, VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIP CURRENT WEBSITE AT WWW.RIPCURRENTS.NOAA.GOV $$ CAMPBELL