Rip Current in Florida, March 28, 2004

Name: Rip Current in Florida, March 28, 2004
Start: 2004-03-28T16:30
End: 2004-03-28T16:30
Location: Florida

March 28, 2004 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

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 Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 28, 3:01 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 3:01 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
300 PM CST SUN 28 MAR 2004

.SHORT TERM...FORECAST AREA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER
RIDGE...WHICH EXTENDS OUT INTO THE GULF. WE DO ANTICIPATE THE
REFORMATION OF FOG OVERNIGHT...WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING OFF TO
BELOW A MILE. A STRONG SIGNAL IN THE MODEL OUTPUT STATS (MOS) FROM
THIS MORNINGS 12 UTC RUN LEANS TO THIS POTENTIAL AND WILL MENTION
IN 1ST PERIOD OF ZONES. MEANWHILE...WE ARE WATCHING A COLD FRONT
EXITING THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS...ENTERING NORTHERN ILLINOIS
TO CENTRAL ARKANSAS INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS FRONT IS FORECAST TO
APPROACH THE DEEP SOUTH AND BRING A CHANCE OF MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION...WHICH WE HAVENT SEEN IN WEEKS. THIS MONTH REMAINS
THE DRIEST ON RECORD AT MOB...SINCE 1967. WE CURRENTLY STAND AT 0.42
SO FAR THIS MONTH AND THIS EVENT ON THE 29TH MAY GET US OVER THE
MARK. IT COULD BE CLOSE. COULD SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS AS MOISTURE
(PRECIPITABLE WATERS 1.4 INCHES) ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT INTERACTS
WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WITH CAPES 1000-1500 J/KG LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WILL HAVE HIGHEST POPS IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD FROM NOON
MONDAY OVER THE WEST...TO AROUND MIDNIGHT IN THE EAST. LOOKS LIKE A
DRY DAY ON TUESDAY AS FRONT PUSHES INTO THE GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS. 3RD AND 4TH PERIOD TEMPERATURES BELOW REFLECT EFFECT OF
FRONTAL PASSAGE.

&&

.EXTENDED...NOT MUCH OVERALL CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS PACKAGE. ONLY A
SMALL CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

&&

.MARINE...OUTSIDE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND WIND SHIFT
OCCURRING MONDAY...NOT LOOKING FOR ANY GREAT IMPACT FROM WINDS AND
SEAS ON COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL BOATING ACTIVITIES. OF
NOTE...DURATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW ON TUESDAY IS
FORECAST TO BE BRIEF.

&&

.FIRE...NO SHORT TERM CONCERNS. DAYTIME RH REMAINS WELL ABOVE
CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ON MONDAY. HOWEVER...IN THE WAKE OF EARLY
WEEK FRONT...LOOKS LIKE AFTERNOON RH LOWERS TUESDAY. 10/23

&&

.PRELIMINARY TEMPS / POPS...

MOBILE     59 79 56 76 / 00 40 60 00
PENSACOLA  59 79 57 75 / 00 20 50 00
DESTIN     60 73 60 75 / 00 20 50 00
EVERGREEN  54 81 53 75 / 00 40 60 00
WAYNESBORO 58 76 50 74 / 10 50 40 00
CAMDEN     55 79 50 73 / 00 50 60 00

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
FL...NONE.
MS...NONE.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 5:00 AM CST, 11 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
500 AM CST SUN MAR 28 2004

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-281800-
BUTLER AL-CHOCTAW AL-CLARKE AL-COASTAL ESCAMBIA FL-
COASTAL OKALOOSA FL-COASTAL SANTA ROSA FL-CONECUH AL-COVINGTON AL-
CRENSHAW AL-ESCAMBIA AL-GEORGE MS-GREENE MS-INLAND ESCAMBIA FL-
INLAND OKALOOSA FL-INLAND SANTA ROSA FL-LOWER BALDWIN AL-
LOWER MOBILE AL-MONROE AL-PERRY MS-STONE MS-UPPER BALDWIN AL-
UPPER MOBILE AL-WASHINGTON AL-WAYNE MS-WILCOX AL-
500 AM CST SUN MAR 28 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

.DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)

THERE CONTINUES TO BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN
THE SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE.  PERSONS PLANNING A TRIP TO AREA BEACHES SHOULD USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHEN ENTERING THE WATER.  THEY SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
ANY ADVISORY FLAGS THAT ARE POSTED...AND HEED THE ADVICE GIVEN BY THE
LOCAL BEACH OFFICIALS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IS NOT
ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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Event by event

1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.

Rip Current, Escambia

When: March 28, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Escambia County, Pensacola Beach
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 30.614, -87.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two girls and a male were caught in a rip current near Park East on Pensacola Beach. They were swimming in an unguarded area when they were caught in the rip current. A life guard was notified and he was able to swim to the people and get them to shore. The male was taken to the hospital and kept for several hours and then released.

What these are

Rip Current: A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Florida in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, March 2004

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5387839.