1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 14, 1:56 PM EST, 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 256 PM EDT FRI MAY 14 2004 .DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE LESS AGGRESSIVE WITH INCOMING MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS THROUGH SUNDAY. SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES SHOW A FEW WEAK LOW LEVEL TROUGHS TRAVELING TOWARDS SOUTH FLORIDA. ONE OF THESE IS LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE BAHAMAS...AND ANOTHER BEHIND THAT LIES FURTHER TO ITS EAST DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THESE ARE NOT ALL THAT SIGNIFICANT...BUT WILL ACT TO INCREASE CLOUDINESS AND SHOWER ACTIVITY A BIT. BEST CHANCE OF ANY SHOWERS WITH THE FIRST FEATURE LATE TONIGHT WILL BE ALONG THE PALM BEACH COAST...BUT WILL ONLY GO 20 POPS THERE AND 10 POPS REST OF THE EAST COAST. ELSEWHERE IT WILL BE DRY. WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POPS FOR THIS WEEKEND...AS THE LOW LEVEL TROUGH NORTH OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. MEAN RIDGING DOES TEND TO BREAK DOWN THIS WEEKEND...SO LESS OF A CAP WILL ALLOW FOR EVEN THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL THIS WEEKEND...MOSTLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH MUCH DRIER AIR WILL AGAIN MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST FOR THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. IN AGREEMENT WITH WFO MLB...DROPPED POPS TO ISOLATED FOR THE EXTENDED PORTION OF FORECAST AS GFS ONLY SHOWS ISOLATED POPS...AND WITH THE DRY PATTERN WE ARE IN...I BELIEVE IT. SHOULD SAY THAT THE 06Z GFS RUN SHOWED PWATS FALLING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE CWA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...DOWN TO NEAR AN INCH. HOWEVER...THE LATEST 12Z RUN KEEPS THE MOISTURE AROUND LONGER...SHOWING THE REALLY DRY AIR NOT MAKING IT INTO SOUTH FLORIDA UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS IS A WAYS OFF...BUT GIVEN THE PAST FEW WEEKS PERFORMANCE OF THE LONGER TERM GFS...I BELIEVE THE DRIER SCENARIO. && .MARINE...DAYTIME C-MAN OBS RUNNING IN THE 15-20 SCEC RANGE. OBS SHOW THAT WINDS INCREASE A TAD FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA...BUT EVEN FOWEY ROCKS IS JUST UNDER 20 KNOTS NOW. UPSTREAM NASSAU OB IS RUNNING AT 14-16 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...DOWN FROM YESTERDAY AS WELL. THEREFORE...LOOKS AS THOUGH EAST WINDS AT 15-20 KNOTS WILL FIT WELL FOR TONIGHT. RATHER STRONG EASTERLY FLOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. && .FIRE WEATHER...RHS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING AS LOW AS THE LOWER 40S ACROSS WESTERN GLADES...HENDRY...AND NW COLLIER. RH MAY DIP TO THE UPPER 30S IN A FEW OF THESE AREAS WITHIN A FEW HOURS...BUT SHOULD STAY ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. MORE MOISTURE FOR THE WEEKEND WILL KEEP RHS HIGHER...SO NO PROBLEMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 74 84 74 84 / 20 30 30 30 FORT LAUDERDALE 75 83 75 83 / 10 30 30 30 MIAMI 75 84 74 84 / 10 30 30 30 NAPLES 67 88 69 88 / 00 30 30 30 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && 57
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 355 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FLZ068-072-074-142200- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- 355 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES TODAY... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST WILL KEEP EAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES TODAY. THEREFORE...THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF PALM BEACH...BROWARD ...AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES TODAY. 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND ALONG EAST COAST BEACHES... THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND ALLOWING EAST WINDS TO BE AROUND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTH FLORIDA EAST COAST BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FLZ063-066-067-069>071-073-075-142200- EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY-MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 355 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 swimmer caught in a rip current was rescued and treated by the Beach Patrol.
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