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 7, 1:43 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 243 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 .DISCUSSION...RATHER DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA. WITH US REMAINING TO THE SOUTH OF THE HIGH...WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF AN EASTERLY DIRECTION...AND MAY BE A TAD BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOONS ESPECIALLY OVER OUR MIAMI-DADE COASTAL ZONE. HIGH SHIFTS EASTWARD LATE THIS WEEKEND ALLOWING THE WIND FLOW TO TURN MORE SOUTHEASTERLY. THIS WILL MARK THE START OF INCREASING DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE AREA. WEAK PERTURBATIONS CONTINUE RIPPLING THROUGH MEAN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THESE DISTURBANCES WILL INITIALLY ONLY PROVIDE FOR VARYING DEGREES OF HIGH CIRRUS AND LOW LEVEL CU...BUT ONCE MOISTURE RETURN COMMENCES...SHOWER CHANCES WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT NEXT WEEK. NO PARTICULAR DAY STANDS OUT AS PARTICULARLY MOIST...BUT ONLY MADE MINOR TWEAKS TO PREVIOUS ISOLATED/LOW SCATTERED POPS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && .MARINE...MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MARINE ZONE...MAINLY OVER OUR 20-60 NM WATERS WHERE I WILL KEEP A CAUTIONARY STATEMENT. LESS NEARSHORE AND NORTHERN ZONES SO WILL DISCONTINUE EXERCISE CAUTION FOR THE NEARSHORE. NO HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE GULF OR LAKE OKEE. && .FIRE WEATHER...RHS LOW AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH NAPLES HOVERING RIGHT AT 35% LAST HOUR...BUT PROBABLY NOT GOING TO REACH 4 HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT. TOMORROW SHOULD MOISTEN A BIT...AND EACH DAY THEREAFTER THE PROXIMITY TO RF CRITERIA GETS LESS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 68 83 70 82 / 00 00 00 05 FORT LAUDERDALE 72 82 73 82 / 00 00 00 05 MIAMI 72 85 72 86 / 00 00 00 05 NAPLES 64 86 67 86 / 00 00 00 05 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && HANDEL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1104 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FLZ068-072-074-072002- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-DADE METROPOLITAN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- 1104 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004 .DAY ONE...TODAY ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO SOUTH BEACH... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH... PERSISTENT EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS ALONG THE BROWARD AND MIAMI-BEACH COUNTY COASTLINES COUPLED WITH LOW TIDES LATE THIS AFTERNOON FROM 445 PM TO 530 PM WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. BEACH PATROL OFFICIALS HAVE VERIFIED THAT RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE. IN ADDITION...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAINS OVER PALM BEACH COUNTY WHERE WINDS WILL BE ONSHORE AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BEACHGOERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING INTO THE ATLANTIC SURF THIS AFTERNOON...AND WEAKER SWIMMERS SHOULD NOT VENTURE INTO THE WATER ABOVE THE KNEES. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL AND AVOID UNGUARDED BEACHES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...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. FLZ063-066-067-069>071-073-075-072002- EASTERN COLLIER-GLADES-HENDRY-MAINLAND MONROE-PALM BEACH WESTERN- WESTERN BROWARD-WESTERN COLLIER-WESTERN DADE- 1104 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 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.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 55-year-old woman nearly drowned in a rip current off an unguarded section of Sunny Isles Beach.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, May 2004
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: 5394476.