1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 14, 1:14 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 214 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2005 .DISCUSSION... TONIGHT...COASTAL SITES CONTINUE TO REPORT WLY WINDS AS OF 2 PM. SEA BREEZE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE NIL WEATHER INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITH LARGE SCALE WLY FLOW DROPPING OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. LOW DEWPOINTS IN PLACE WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO FALL A FEW DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMS BY SUNRISE THU AND HAVE INDICATED MIN TEMPS AROUND 70 OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS AND LOW 70S NEAR THE COAST. THU-FRI...WESTERLY GRADIENT FLOW WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS OPHELIA DRIFTS NORTHEAST NEAR AND AWAY FROM THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. A DRY POCKET OF AIR IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM...WHICH IS SEEN IN THE LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE GULF... WILL ADVECT ACROSS THE PENINSULA. THERE COULD BE SOME SLIGHT LOW LEVEL MOISTENING...MAINLY DUE TO A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES...BUT LAPSE RATES LOOK TOO MARGINAL TO INTRODUCE ANY POPS FOR THIS PERIOD. SO EXPECT THE UNSEASONABLE DRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE. A SEA BREEZE SHOULD FORM ALONG THE COAST BOTH DAYS AS THE WESTERLY GRADIENT WEAKENS...BUT SOME INLAND LOCATIONS MAY REACH THE MID 90S. SAT...GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW AN INVERTED TROUGH (EASTERLY WAVE) APPROACHING THE BAHAMAS. MODEL SHOWS THIS FEATURE ORIGINATING FROM THE SOUTHERN END OF AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH NORTH OF PUERTO RICO. CURRENTLY THERE IS SOME CONVECTION OCCURRING THERE AND THE GFS HAS BEEN SHOWING THE WAVE APPROACHING FOR A FEW RUNS...THEREFORE THE MODEL LOOKS REASONABLE. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL GET SQUEEZED BACK NORTHWARD WITH THE LOCAL AREA NEAR THE AXIS OR IN A WEAK COL. WILL CONTINUE THE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON POPS DUE TO SLIGHTLY INCREASED MOISTURE. DAYS 4-7 (SUN-WED)...LATEST GFS SHOWS DECENT CONTINUITY WITH PREVIOUS RUN SO WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES. EASTERLY WAVE SHOULD REACH THE EASTERN GULF ON MON AND CENTRAL GULF ON TUE. INCREASED MOISTURE WILL BRING SLIGHTLY HIGHER RAIN CHANCES BUT RIGHT NOW THE GREATEST POPS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS ON SUN-MON. OF COURSE IF THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CONVECTION AS THE WAVE INTERACTS WITH A MID/UPPER LOW...THERE COULD BE SOME CLOSING OFF AND SLOWING OF THE SYSTEM...AND THE FORECAST COULD CHANGE A LOT. THE INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD MODERATE COASTAL TEMPERATURES TO THE MID/UPPER 80S FOR A FEW DAYS. && .MARINE...WESTERLY GRADIENT STARTING TO DECREASE SO PLAN TO LET THE EXERCISE CAUTION EXPIRE WITH NEXT FORECAST ISSUANCE. THEREAFTER BOATING CONDITIONS LOOK GOOD WITH WEAK GRADIENT FLOW AND SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS THROUGH SAT...THEN EASTERLY GRADIENT FLOW SHOULD INCREASE DUE TO APPROACHING EASTERLY WAVE SUN OR MON. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 72 92 71 92 / 0 0 0 10 MCO 72 94 72 94 / 0 0 0 10 MLB 73 90 72 90 / 0 0 10 10 VRB 72 91 70 90 / 0 0 10 10 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && SHORT TERM...PENDERGRAST LONG TERM....LASCODY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2005 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 142100- COASTAL VOLUSIA-COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM- FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER- INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE- ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE- 530 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE... ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... LINGERING OCEAN SWELLS FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE OPHELIA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE EAST FLORIDA COAST TODAY. THESE SWELLS WILL GENERATE A MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS. THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING AND AFTER 530 PM THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE OUTGOING TIDE. BEACHGOERS SHOULD CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROL PERSONNEL FOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... THE LINGERING SWELLS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO MARINERS...MAINLY OVER THE GULF STREAM WHERE COMBINED SEAS UP TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. ...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. WITH A STEADY WESTERLY FLOW IN PLACE...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES MAY REACH THE MID 90S WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 40% IN ISOLATED SPOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. BRAGAW
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 30 year-old man vacationing in Florida from New York drowned in a rip current.
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, Volusia | 2005-09-14 | 30 | Male | In Water | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5474818.