1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 20, 1:10 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 210 PM EDT TUE APR 20 2004 .DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGE EXTENDS FROM GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS SPILLING OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA. BOUNDARY LAYER HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER APALACHICOLA IS WEAKENING AS A WEAK MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE MOVES OVER THE AREA AND AHEAD OF A STRONGER SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE PLAINS STATES. GPS AND MORNING SOUNDINGS SHOW PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES STILL AROUND 0.75 INCHES. LIGHT EAST WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY IS SHOWING WEAK CONVERGENCE IN THE EASTERLY FLOW OFF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND. NOTHING SHOWING UP ON RADAR AT THIS TIME...BUT MAY SEE A FEW SPRINKLES FROM THIS LINE OVER BROWARD COUNTY. MOSTLY A TEMPERATURE FORECAST BEYOND THAT. THE WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT UNDER WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MAY SET UP DRAINAGE FLOW OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...COOLING TEMPS A LITTLE ALONG THE COAST. LITTLE CHANGE IN SENSIBLE WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE DOMINANCE. THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL POOL INTO SOUTH FLORIDA FROM THE TROPICS. GFS IS VACILLATING A LITTLE IN PLACEMENT OF THE MOISTURE PLUME. IT HAD PUT THE MOISTURE DIRECTLY OVER THE PENINSULA IN EARLIER RUNS...THEN SHUNTED THE MOISTURE WEST TO THE GULF. 12Z RUN NOW MOVES THE PLUME MORE TO EAST TO ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA. WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TO INCLUDE EAST COAST...ACCOUNTING FOR CONVERGENT SHOWERS IN THE EASTERLY FLOW. FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...GFSX CONTINUES TO SHOWS FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING THE MOISTURE PLUME BACK TO THE EAST OVER FLORIDA ON TUESDAY. STRONG FRONTAL PUSHES ARE IFFY THIS LATE IN THE SEASON...SO WILL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR NOW. MAY HAVE TO BUMP THIS UP A CATEGORY IF TRENDS HOLD. && .MARINE...LIGHT WINDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS UNDER WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT. MAY SEE CAUTION CRITERIA BY WEEKEND AS FRONT MOVES THROUGH GULF. && .FIRE WEATHER...EXPECT WARM INLAND TEMPS TOMORROW ALONG WITH MARGINAL DEWPOINTS...KEEPING AFTERNOON RHS JUST ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. WILL MONITOR CLOSELY. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN SUBSEQUENT DAYS. LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES AND HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SHIFTS EAST. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 65 81 69 82 / 00 00 20 20 FORT LAUDERDALE 70 82 71 83 / 00 00 20 20 MIAMI 68 82 70 85 / 00 00 20 20 NAPLES 63 83 64 85 / 00 00 00 00 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && CHRISTENSEN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 400 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FLZ068-072-074-202200- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- 400 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ..MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG ATLANTIC COASTAL BEACHES TODAY... THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH...AND LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW FOR A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTAL BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. THE BEST TIME FOR RIP CURRENTS TO OCCUR IS AROUND LOW TIDE WHICH WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DETAILED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FLZ063-066-067-069>071-073-075-202200- EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY-MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 400 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DETAILED GRAPHICS CAN BE FOUND ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITE AT MIAMIWEATHER.INFO. FOR INFORMATION IN SPANISH, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT ELTIEMPOENMIAMI.INFO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. BAXTER
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 55-year-old female nearly drowned in a rip current. She was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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