Strong east winds over the Columbus Day weekend led to the formation of strong rip currents along the southeast Florida beaches.
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Strong east winds over the Columbus Day weekend led to the formation of strong rip currents along the southeast Florida beaches.
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 Oct 8, 2:10 AM EST, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 310 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2007 .DISCUSSION...DEEP EASTERLY FLOW BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS AND ONTO THE E COAST OF S FLA AT THE MOMENT. BUT WATER VAPOR/IR LOOPS INDICATE MUCH DRIER AIR OVER THE ATLC N OF AREA MOVING INTO NE FLA AND OVER THE N BAHAMAS. THIS OCCURRING AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES TOWARD THE N GREAT PLAINS...NUDGING THE UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE OH RIVER VALLEY SOUTHWARD. THE UPPER LOW THEN MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION TUE...DEEPENING AND MOVING SE WHICH SHOVES THE UPPER RIDGE WSW. A DEEP LONG WAVE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE E 1/3 OF THE U.S. WHICH GRADUALLY MOVES OFFSHORE NEXT WEEK -END AS STRONG RIDGING REDEVELOPS OVER THE GREAT PLAINS. FOR THE SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WED...WITH THE DRY SUBSIDENT AIR MOVING SW FROM THE ATLC...THE ALREADY MINIMAL CHANCES OF RAIN GREAT -LY DIMINISH FROM NE TO SW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. BY THIS AFTERNOON ...SOME STRAY SHOWERS MAY MOVE FROM THE ATLC UPON THE E COAST BUT NOT ENOUGH TO PLACE IN THE FORECAST. IN THE INTERIOR AND W...ISOLATED SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED BUT ALSO ENDING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE DEEP EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TONIGHT WITH A FEW SHOWERS ON THE BREEZE AFFECTING THE E COAST. A LITTLE MOISTURE ADVECTS OVER THE AREA TUE WITH ISOLATED MORNING SHOWERS POSSIBLE E COAST BUT SUBSIDENCE ALOFT KILLS ACTIVITY INTERIOR AND W. TUE NIGHT INTO WED THE SUBSIDENCE DIMINISHES SOME WITH SOME INCREASE IN MOISTURE...SO ISOLATED THUNDER /SHRA POSSIBLE ALL AREAS. WITH A DECREASE IN CLOUDS AND CHANCES OF RAIN...TEMPS INCH UPWARD WITH THE TOASTY AREA CON -TINUING TO BE THE W COAST AS SEA BREEZE DOES NOT DEVELOP. .EXTENDED PERIOD...THU THROUGH SUN...UPPER TROUGH MOVES OFFSHORE AND S FLA UNDER A DRY NW FLOW BETWEEN GREAT LAKES LOW AND RIDGE TO THE W. VERY LIMITED...IF ANY...POPS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THOUGH A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM OOZES INTO S FLA FRI AND SAT WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE AREA SUN. && .AVIATION...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD... HOWEVER A FEW FAST MOVING SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA INTO THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS WILL BE QUICK TO PASS AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR OR IFR CONDITIONS AND ALSO POSSIBLY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KNOTS. A DRIER AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND VCSH WAS DROPPED AT ALL SITES BY THIS EVENING. && .MARINE...EXERCISE CAUTION WILL CONTINUE ATLC WATERS AS A PERSISTENT EASTERLY 15 TO 20 KNOT WIND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE NEXT 36 HOURS. A SLIGHT WIND DECREASE TUE NIGHT INTO WED BUT A NE FLOW DEVELOPS WED NIGHT INTO THU AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS TO THE E OF THE AREA AND GULF STREAM SEAS INCREASE. FOLLOWED GFS GUIDANCE AS NAM APPEARS TO OVER -DEVELOP THIS FEATURE. HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLC BEACH TODAY AND PROBABLY INTO TUE. && .FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 88 79 88 77/ 10 10 10 5 FORT LAUDERDALE 89 80 89 79/ 10 10 10 10 MIAMI 88 79 89 77/ 10 10 10 10 NAPLES 93 76 92 74/ 10 5 10 5 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 318 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2007 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-082350- GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER- INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH- COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 317 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2007 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RIP CURRENTS: EASTERLY WINDS OF AROUND 15 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST HIGH. RIP CURRENTS ARE THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN FLORIDA. THEY CAN OVERPOWER EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ARE ADVISED NOT TO ENTER THE SURF DUE TO THE DANGERS THESE STRONG CURRENTS OF WATER POSE. WIND: THERE IS A SLIM CHANCE THAT AND ISOLATED SHOWER OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST COAST AREA MAY PRODUCE A WIND GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY ALONG THE EAST COAST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY HOWEVER A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY STILL OCCUR AS WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 10 KNOTS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY BE THE BIGGEST THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 950 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2007 FLZ168-172-173-082000- COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JUPITER...PALM BEACH...BOCA RATON... POMPANO BEACH...FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH...HOLLYWOOD BEACH... AVENTURA...MIAMI BEACH...CORAL GABLES...CUTLER BAY...HOMESTEAD 950 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2007 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS OBSERVED BY OCEAN RESCUE PERSONNEL... ...ROUGH BOATING CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES ALONG WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS IS CONTINUING TO CAUSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. THIS IS RESULTING IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS BEING OBSERVED BY OCEAN RESCUE PERSONNEL THIS MORNING AND THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO CAUSING ROUGH SEAS IN THE NEAR SHORE ATLANTIC WATERS INCLUDING BISCAYNE BAY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THE WATER TODAY FOR SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FEET. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED AND THERE IS ALSO A SLIM CHANCE OF GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH IN THE STRONGER SHOWERS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A middle-aged man was rescued from the surf after nearly drowning due to rip currents in Palm Beach at an unguarded beach south of Sunrise Avenue. The man was conscious and resting on shore when fire-rescue personnel arrived.|
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