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 Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 14, 9:25 AM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 1025 AM EDT THU SEP 14 2006 .DISCUSSION...SFC METARS AND POSN OF EXTENSIVE ST DECK PLACE WEAK FRONTAL BDRY ACROSS NRN THIRD OF FL...PRETTY NR A BRZF1-KGNV-KSGJ LINE. NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF THIS LINE...NORTH/CTRL FL 88DS SHOW ISOLD-SCT SHRA CRUISING EWD AT 15-20MPH ACROSS WRN FL...ALTHOUGH THEY ARE WEAKENING FOR THE TIME BEING DUE TO THE EARLY MORNING CONVECTIVE MINIMUM. RAOBS/CCAFS 915MHZ PROFILER INDICATES SW-WSW LOW-MID LEVEL FLOW AVGING 10-15KT COVERS ECFL SOUTH OF THE BDRY. COPIOUS PWATS OF 2.2 OR HIGHER LIE IN PLACE ACROSS THE PENINSULA. TODAY...FRONT WILL SLOW AND BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT OOZES INTO CTRL FL. EXPECT PLENTY OF SFC HEATING AND FORCED ASCENT/UPR DIVG DUE TO AN INCRSNGLY FAVORABLE ORIENTATION OF H25 JETSTRK ACROSS THE SERN CONUS. PRESENCE OF ANY MESO BDRYS REMAIN A QUESTION GIVEN THE FAST LOW LEVEL FLOW AND CURRENT SCT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY COVERING WRN FL. ONGOING FCST PAINTS 60-70 POPS AREAWIDE...AND CANT SEE A GOOD REASON TO MAKE ANY CHG TO THIS. && .MARINE...CURRENT BUOY OBS SHOW A VERY LONG PD SWELL OF 15S...WITH SEA HGHTS 7-9FT OFFSHORE...AND LIKELY 5-7FT NR SHORE. WNAWAVE SHOWS A VERY SLOW DECREASE IN SWELL...SUCH THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO SHAVE SCA TO AN SCEC NR SHORE THIS AFTN...AND PERHAPS FOR THE OFFSHORE LEGS TONIGHT. OTHER ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE PRONOUNCED EFFECTS THAT SUCH A LONG PD SWELL WILL HAVE ON RIPS. THIS ALONE MAY MERIT A ZFP UPDATE TO HEADLINE RIP EFFECTS PENDING CONTACT WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROL. && .AVIATION...AREAS OF MVFR/LCL IFR CIGS IN NMRS SHRA/ISOLD-SCT TSRA THIS AFTN. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (HAZARDOUS SEAS) FLAGLER BEACH-JUPITER INLET OUT TO 60NM. && CRISTALDI
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 434 AM EDT THU SEP 14 2006 AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 142000- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD- OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA- SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD- 434 AM EDT THU SEP 14 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TODAY IN A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. STORMS WILL CONTAIN VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND PRODUCE OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. ...COASTAL FLOOD IMPACT... PERSISTENT ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN LARGER VOLUMES OF WATER ARE TRANSPORTED ONTO THE BEACH. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. THE COMBINATION OF THE ROUGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT TRY TO SWIM DIRECTLY BACK TO SHORE INSTEAD SWIM ALONG THE SHORE UNTIL OUT OF THE CURRENT...THEN SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... SEAS HEIGHTS UP TO 8 OFFSHORE CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...MAINLY DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD NORTHEASTERLY SWELL. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A CHANCE OF LIGHTNING STORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRIFTS OVER THE STATE. LONG PERIOD OCEAN SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT DANGER INTO THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. GLITTO
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 64 year old man drowned in a rip current in Daytona Beach Shores.
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 | 2006-09-14 | 64 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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