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Marine Beach Forecast Summary Web Service <\/span>provides beach and surf zone information, which includes forecasts of swim risk, rip currents, outlet currents, channel currents, waves, weather, water temperature, waterspouts, links to local radar, ultraviolet index, surf height, max temperature and beach preparedness/safety information within a Weather Forecast Office\u2019s (WFO\u2019s) forecast area. This web service is designed for beach goers to easily view beach/surf zone forecasts and hazard information provided by WFOs. Surf Forecasts includes Beaches, Rip Current Risk, Surf Height, UV Index Risk, Water Temperature Weather Forecast, High Temperature, Winds and Tides (High and Low Times). This web service provides Beach Forecasts for the Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, some of the US territories and US Beaches along the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. <\/span><\/p> The Marine Beach Forecast Summary web service is made up of three forecast layers:<\/p>\n\n To make the most of the Marine Beach Forecast Summary<\/strong>, use the Beach Forecast Day1<\/strong> for your current and same-day conditions. The Beach Forecast Day2<\/strong> layer will help you plan for the next day, while the Max 48 Hour Risk Layer<\/strong> highlights the most dangerous conditions expected at any time over the next two days.<\/p>\n\n How to Use These Layers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Marine and Beach Forecast Conditions and Risk Provided By This Service Include:<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n\n Swim Risk - <\/span><\/span>Swim risk is the risk based on the threat of high waves, dangerous currents, and other hazardous conditions of the water. Beach hazard statements provide additional details on high swim risk days. Some of these risks include <\/span><\/span>outlet currents, channel currents, longshore currents, structural currents and cold water.<\/span><\/p>\n Rip Currents <\/span>- Rip currents are powerful, channeled currents of water flowing away from shore. They typically extend from the shoreline, through the surf zone, and past the line of breaking waves. Rip currents can occur at any beach with breaking waves.<\/span><\/p>\n Winds<\/span>- includes wind direction, and speed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n Thunderstorms<\/span>- Thunderstorms can turn calm waters into dangerous and rough seas with risks like hail, winds of 58 mph or more, and lightning. Severe thunderstorms may cause wind damage, hail up to 1 inch, and microbursts, which can uproot trees. Always stay safe: \u201cWhen Thunder Roars, Go Indoors\u201d and stay there until 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder.<\/span><\/p>\n\n Waterspouts<\/span>- Waterspouts are whirling columns of air and water mist, categorized as fair weather or tornadic. Fair weather waterspouts form in calm conditions and are less dangerous, while tornadic waterspouts are dangerous tornadoes on water that form in severe thunderstorms. Stay safe by avoiding close proximity, and if one moves onshore, it may be classified as a tornado.<\/span><\/p>\n\n Swim Risk Levels Collected (Great Lakes):<\/p>\n\n Rip Current Risk Levels Collected (Non-Great Lakes):<\/p>\n\n Ultraviolet (UV) Index Scale Risk Levels Collected:<\/p>\n\n <\/p> Update Frequency:<\/span> Forecast may be available twice a day.<\/span><\/p> Links to graphical web pages:<\/span><\/p> <\/p> Experimental Beach Forecast Graphical Page: <\/span>https://www.weather.gov/beach/<\/span><\/a><\/p> Beach Forecast Graphical Experience: <\/span>https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/4403e4e108914ab39b1eaf04a6fafd36<\/span><\/a><\/p> <\/p>\n Link<\/span> to <\/span>metadata<\/span><\/a><\/p> Links<\/span> to data downloads (geo-json): <\/span><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/apx/beachforecast/APX_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/apx/beachforecast/APX_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/akq/beachforecast/AKQ_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/akq/beachforecast/AKQ_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/buf/beachforecast/BUF_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/buf/beachforecast/BUF_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/box/beachforecast/BOX_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/box/beachforecast/BOX_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/bro/beachforecast/BRO_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/bro/beachforecast/BRO_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/car/beachforecast/CAR_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/car/beachforecast/CAR_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/chs/beachforecast/CHS_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/chs/beachforecast/CHS_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/cle/beachforecast/CLE_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/cle/beachforecast/CLE_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/crp/beachforecast/CRP_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/crp/beachforecast/CRP_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/dlh/beachforecast/DLH_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/dlh/beachforecast/DLH_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/dtx/beachforecast/DTX_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/dtx/beachforecast/DTX_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/grb/beachforecast/GRB_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/grb/beachforecast/GRB_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/grr/beachforecast/GRR_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/grr/beachforecast/GRR_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/gyx/beachforecast/GYX_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/gyx/beachforecast/GYX_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/ilm/beachforecast/ILM_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/ilm/beachforecast/ILM_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/iwx/beachforecast/IWX_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/iwx/beachforecast/IWX_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/jax/beachforecast/JAX_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/jax/beachforecast/JAX_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/lot/beachforecast/LOT_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/lot/beachforecast/LOT_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/lox/beachforecast/LOX_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/lox/beachforecast/LOX_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mfl/beachforecast/MFL_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mfl/beachforecast/MFL_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mhx/beachforecast/MHX_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mhx/beachforecast/MHX_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mlb/beachforecast/MLB_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mlb/beachforecast/MLB_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mkx/beachforecast/MKX_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mkx/beachforecast/MKX_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mob/beachforecast/MOB_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mob/beachforecast/MOB_GIS_day2.json<\/span><\/a><\/p> https://www.weather.gov/source/mqt/beachforecast/MQT_GIS_day1.json<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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