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 Nov 15, 10:01 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1001 AM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 .UPDATE...HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WAS STILL LOCATED OVER WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS LATE THIS MORNING...AS DEPRESSION 27 WAS LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WAS KEEPING THE WINDS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND THE EAST COAST BEACHES AT 15 TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN AT THESE SPEEDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. SO PLAN ON INCREASING THE WINDS UP TO 15 TO 20 MPH ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON...AND FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS. THIS WILL ALSO KEEP THE SCEC CONDITIONS UP FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND BISCAYNE BAY FOR THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE WINDS AT 15 TO 20 MPH OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...A FEW SHOWERS COULD ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND MOVE WEST INTO SOUTH FLORIDA. SO PLAN ON KEEPING THE 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. REST OF THE FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AT THIS TIME AND NO OTHER CHANGES ARE PLAN. && BAXTER .PREV DISCUSSION... DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM W ATLC AND OVER THE SE U.S. TODAY MOVES E WED AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS N FLA. FRONT WEAKENS BUT MOVES THROUGH S FLA THU THEN...STALLING AND BECOMING STATIONARY FROM NW CARIB NE THROUGH FLA STRAITS TO N BAHAMAS. VERY LITTLE CHANGE FRI AND SAT BUT ANOTHER STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVING SE INTO THE DEEPENING BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE E U.S. PUSHES ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO N FLA...REGENERATING THE STATIONARY FRONT S OF AREA TO MOVE FURTHER SE SUN INTO MON. FOR THE SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E/NE WIND FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING ENOUGH MOISTURE OFF OF ATLC TO KEEP MINIMAL POPS IN FORECAST WHICH AFFECTS MAINLY E COAST ZONES. MAX/MIN TEMPS TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. FOR THE LONG TERM...THU THROUGH MON...WINDS SHIFT MORE NE THU AS FRONT GOES THROUGH. ENOUGH MOISTURE THOUGH FOR MINIMAL POPS...MAINLY AFFECTING E COAST TO CONTINUE THU. UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO DEEPEN OVER THE WEEKEND. THE E/NE WIND FLOW ERODES AS WESTERLIES ALOFT SAG LOWER...CREATING UPWARD ISENTROPIC LIFT OVER S FLA. ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE AS A RESULT FRI THROUGH SUN...POSSIBLY WITH SOME MOISTURE FROM TD 27 BEING ENTRAINED AS WELL. REGENERATED MOVEMENT OF FORMER STATIONARY FRONT AS STRONGER FRONT PUSHES INTO N FLA BRINGS DRY AIR OVER S FLA MON. MINIMAL POPS THU WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER/POPS GRADUALLY INTO THE WEEKEND. SINCE THIS A BIT DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS MODEL SOLUTIONS OVER PAST 3 DAYS...WILL INTRODUCE INCREASING CLOUD/POP TRENDS BELOW MEX GUIDANCE. THUS... MAX/MIN TEMPS ABOVE THE NORMS THROUGH SUN THOUGH GRADUALLY APPROACH -ING NORMS BY SUN. TEMPS MON POSSIBLY LOWER THAN NORMS AND DRY. MARINE...MODELS CONTINUE TO UNDERPLAY ATLC WINDS AND AM RELUCTANT TO DROP CAUTION. THUS...WINDS E 15 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY...AFFECTING WATERS OFF OF MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD COUNTIES. A SMALL E SWELL N OF GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND MAY AFFECT N PALM BEACH WATERS SO CAUTION THERE AS WELL. WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT THEN MUCH LOWER WED/WED NIGHT AS RIDGE OVER N FLA MOVES E. WINDS INCREASE TO NE BEHIND WEAK FRONT THU/THU NIGHT IN ATLC AND GULF WATERS. PERSISTENT NE FLOW TO RAISE GULFSTREAM SEAS ATLC WATERS FOR THE WEEKEND THOUGH WIND SPEED DECREASE DEPICTED. FIRE WEATHER...NO CONCERNS HERE. && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && 99
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 454 AM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 FLZ063-066>075-161000- GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN- WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD- BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN- MAINLAND MONROE- 450 AM EST TUE NOV 15 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AT ATLANTIC BEACHES... RIP CURRENTS: EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD, AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES WILL LEAD TO A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 51-year-old male tourist from Massachusetts drowned after he was caught in a rip current. Rescuers found the man about 200 yards from the shore. Time is estimated.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Miami-Dade | 2005-11-15 | 51 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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