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 Mar 24, 10:10 AM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
SOUTH FLORIDA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1010 AM EST WED MAR 24 2004 .UPDATED...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE STILL REMAINS OVER THE ATLANTIC STATES THIS MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE WINDS TO REMAIN 10 TO 15 MPH INLAND REGIONS...AND 15 TO 20 MPH EAST METRO REGIONS THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT FOR 20 TO 25 MPH RIGHT ALONG THE EAST COAST. SO THE ONLY CHANGES TO THE WIND FORECAST IS TO REMOVE MORNING WORDING AND TO ADD GUSTY WORDING. THE SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLOUDY ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA THIS MORNING WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE INTERIOR AND EAST COAST. THE SKIES SHOULD START TO CLEAR SOME THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE MIXING OF ATMOSPHERE AND THE ISOLATED SHOWERS SHOULD STILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION. SO PLANNING ON LEAVING THE SKIES PARTLY SUNNY...AND ADD A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST IN THE UPDATE PACKAGE. && .MARINE...THE WINDS THIS MORNING HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE EAST TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION AROUND 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS. SO THE ONLY CHANGES IS TO MAKE THE WINDS A LITTLE MORE EAST AND TO REMOVE THE MORNING WORDING. && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ATLANTIC, GULF, AND BISCAYNE BAY. && BAXTER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 500 AM EST WED MAR 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FLZ068-072-074-242200- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- 500 AM EST WED MAR 24 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES TODAY... A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WILL LEAD TO STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. THESE WINDS ALONE WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH...BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES TODAY. THOSE GOING TO THE BEACH SHOULD GO INTO THE WATER ONLY AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE LIFE GUARDS. NO OTHER 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ...RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED EACH DAY INTO THE WEEKEND... THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED EACH DAY AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FLZ063-066-067-069>071-073-075-242200- EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY-MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 500 AM EST WED MAR 24 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A dozen people were caught in a rip current at Sunset Avenue Beach. The people were rescued but eight of them were transported to the hospital.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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