Strong rip currents on September 7th claimed the life of a 38-year-old man and led to multiple rescues along Monmouth County beaches that day. A 38-year-old male was caught in a rip current off the Newark Avenue Beach in Spring Lake during the afternoon.
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The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
Strong rip currents on September 7th claimed the life of a 38-year-old man and led to multiple rescues along Monmouth County beaches that day. A 38-year-old male was caught in a rip current off the Newark Avenue Beach in Spring Lake during the afternoon. He was pulled from the surf at the Washington Avenue Beach and died in the hospital later that day. Lifeguards and volunteers from four communities responded. In Long Branch, a police officer rescued a 23-year-old man caught in a rip current off the Pier Village jetty. Both suffered cuts and bruises. In Sea Bright, a 48-year-old man lost consciousness in the ocean and was rescued by other beachgoers and hospitalized. In Bradley Beach, two people were rescued from the ocean. The enhanced or high risk of rip currents in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna which passed through the state on the evening of the 6th.
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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 7, 5:55 AM EST, 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
655 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT
AND OFF THE COAST MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE
NORTHWEST AND CROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
COOL, DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES
REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE MOVING OFF THE COAST FRIDAY.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLEAR EXCEPT TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF PHL WHERE
SOME LEFTOVER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS ALLOWED STRATOCU TO LINGER.
SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY FROM PHL S/E WITH A WEST TO
NORTHWEST FLOW AND DRY AIR CONTINUING. TO THE N/W MIXING WILL
DISSIPATE THE CLOUDS LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.
FOLLOWING THE MODEL 1000-850 THICKNESSES, THE AIRMASS HAS COOLED A
BIT AND GUIDANCE TEMPS REFLECT THIS WITH HIGHS A FEW DEGREES LOWER
THAN THE PREVIOUS RUNS. THESE LOWER NUMBERS LOOK REASONABLE, BUT
WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE, I THINK THE MET NUMBERS LOOK TOO LOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. WITH EVEN DRIER AIR ARRIVING FROM THE
NORTHWEST, TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN THIS
MORNING WITH EXPECTED LOWS MOSTLY IN THE 50S.
MONDAY WILL STILL BE INFLUENCED BY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE, WHICH
WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE NORMAL OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL CONSIDERING THE THICKNESSES AND H8 TEMPS.
MONDAY NIGHT WILL SEE A LIGHT RETURN FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
HIGH. THIS WILL ALLOW DEW POINTS TO INCREASE A BIT. ALSO, SOME HIGH
CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE
OVER THE AREA. THE COMBINATION WILL MEAN LOWS SHOULD BE A FEW
DEGREES HIGHER THAN TNGT AND MAV LOOKS REASONABLE.
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHOULD ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH PARTLY
TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. DRY COOLER AIR ARRIVES BEHIND THE FRONT
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. MEX TEMPS LOOK GOOD FOR TUE/TUESDAY NIGHT.
ALTHOUGH SPC HAS INDICATED A SLIGHT RISK OF SVR TUE, I DID NOT
MENTION IT IN THE HWO SINCE ORGANIZED DYNAMICS DONT LOOK LIKE THEY
WILL LINE UP WITH THE FRONT AND I DINT SEE ANY JET STREAKS ALOFT
PUTTING US IN A FAVORABLE QUADRANT.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
COOL DRY HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND THEN
MOVES OFFSHORE FRIDAY. THE NEW GFS IS SIMILAR TO THE HPC PROGS
FROM YESTERDAY, BUT SHOW THE AIRMASS TO BE COOLER WITH MUCH LOWER
DEW POINTS. GRIDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THIS.
FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, PREVIOUS GRIDS AND FCST FROM HPC WERE
GENERALLY UNCHANGED AS MOISTURE INCREASES AND THIS COULD ALLOW FOR
SOME SHOWERS OR EVEN TSTMS.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SKIES CLEARED OVER EASTERN AREA IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA
OVERNIGHT, BUT STRATOCUMULUS HAS PERSISTED OVER NORTHWESTERN
AREAS, AFFECTING KABE AND JUST FLIRTING WITH KTTN. THESE CLOUDS
SHOULD TEND TO DISSIPATE NOW THAT SUNRISE WAS OCCURRING, AND
DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS GATHER STRENGTH AND DRIER AIR WORKS INTO THE
AREA. OTHERWISE, MOST OF THE DAY SHOULD FEATURE FINE VFR
CONDITIONS, WITH A LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW AND ALMOST FULL SUNSHINE.
VISIBILITIES MAY TEND TO LOWER OVERNIGHT IN FOG AT THE MORE RURAL
TAF LOCATIONS, POSSIBLY AS LOW AS IFR AT KRDG BY MONDAY MORNING.
OTHERWISE, HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND HANNA WILL PROVIDE FAIR WEATHER AND
VFR CONDITIONS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY, WHEN A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE
IN WITH ANOTHER POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VFR
WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
WINDS AND WAVES WERE DECREASING IN THE WAKE OF DEPARTING TROPICAL
STORM HANNA EARLY THIS MORNING. THERE WERE STILL GUSTS AT OR JUST
ABOVE 25 KNOTS ON THE OCEAN WATERS, BUT GUSTS HAD DECREASED OVER
DELAWARE BAY EARLY THIS MORNING SO THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THERE
HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. ALSO, SEAS WERE STILL 7 OR 8 FEET ON THE
OCEAN, ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN REACHES.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY WITH THE LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW
THAT WAS TAKING HOLD, SO THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL PERSIST
ONLY UNTIL 15Z FOR THE OCEAN WATERS. BUOY 44009 HAD SUBSIDED TO 6
FEET REGARDING WAVE HEIGHTS. THE DAY SHIFT CAN EXTEND THE ADVISORY
IF NECESSARY, AS WAVEWATCH WAS SHOWING SEAS REMAINING AT 5 FEET
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE, WEAK HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE REGION
IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM TODAY AND CONTINUE MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS AND
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS. A
COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST IS SLATED TO ARRIVE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, WITH AT LEAST SCATTERED ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION, AND
POSSIBLY SOME CONVECTION. CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE FRONTAL ZONE.
&&
.RIP CURRENTS...
THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE IN THE MODERATE RANGE FOR TODAY,
BUT IT WAS FELT THAT ADDING APPROACHING HIGH WAS WARRANTED DUE TO
THE RESIDUAL LONG PERIOD ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWELLS FROM DEPARTING
TROPICAL STORM HANNA, OR HER EXTRATROPICAL REMNANTS. A COASTAL FLOOD
STATEMENT WAS ISSUED, ALONG WITH THE USUAL SURF FORECAST.
HOWEVER, SWELLS FROM MAJOR HURRICANE IKE MAY BEGIN TO ARRIVE BY
MONDAY. EVEN IF THAT DOES NOT OCCUR, THE EXPECTED NORTHEAST FETCH
MIGHT INCREASE RIP CURRENTS AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY.
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
ANZ450>455.
&&
SYNOPSIS...STAUBER
NEAR TERM...STAUBER
SHORT TERM...STAUBER
LONG TERM...STAUBER
AVIATION...
MARINE...
RIP CURRENTS...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 642 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055- 060>062-067>071-081000- NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD- QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET- MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER- CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 642 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ450>455-081000- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 642 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ430-431-081000- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- 642 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DELAWARE BAY WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
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, Eastern Monmouth | 2008-09-07 | 38 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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