WORCESTER-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF OCEAN CITY...ASSATEAGUE
500 AM EDT SAT JUL 04 2009

...LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY FOR THE MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN
SHORE BEACHES...

HAZARDS...
RIP CURRENT RISK IS LOW. A LOW RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR
WAVE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIP CURRENTS.
HOWEVER...RIP CURRENTS CAN SOMETIMES OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN THE VICINITY OF
JETTIES...PIERS AND SANDBARS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH OUTGOING
TIDES WHICH IMPROVE RIP CURRENT FORMATION. ALL BEACH GOERS SHOULD
REMAIN AWARE OF INHERENT DANGERS WHEN ENTERING THE SURF INCLUDING
SWIFT LONGSHORE CURRENTS...POUNDING SHORE BREAK AND SHALLOW SAND
BARS. KNOW HOW TO SWIM AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL.

WEATHER...
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

SURF CONDITIONS...
AVERAGE WAVE HEIGHT IN THE SURF ZONE...2 FT.
OTHER SURF CONDITIONS...NONE.
SURF TEMPERATURE 72 TO 76 DEGREES.
THE UV INDEX TODAY IS 9...WHICH IS VERY HIGH.
OCEAN CITY TIDES FOR TODAY...
LOW TIDE 1229 AM. HIGH TIDE 556 AM. LOW TIDE 1157 AM. HIGH TIDE 631 PM.