An elderly man drowned after becoming caught in a rip current at Daytona Beach Shores.
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An elderly man drowned after becoming caught in a rip current at Daytona Beach Shores.
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 16, 8:39 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 939 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2009 .DISCUSSION... CURRENT...HIGH PRESSURE HAS BUILT DOWN THE PENINSULA AND THE WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WAS PRODUCING LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA. MORNING SOUNDING INTERESTING IN THAT TAMPAS PRECIPITABLE WATER WAS AROUND 2.2 INCHES AND CAPE CANAVERALS WAS AROUND 1.7 INCHES DUE TO MID/UPPER LEVEL DRY AIR MASS MOVING ACROSS THE PENINSULA OVERNIGHT. LOCAL WRF INDICATING THAT THE EASTERLY/ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD BE DEEP ENOUGH TO PUSH THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WELL INLAND TO THE WESTERN AREAS...LAKE COUNTY AND THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF ORANGE...OSCEOLA AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES WHERE THERE MAY BE SOME INTERACTION WITH THE SLOWLY EASTWARD MOVING WEST COAST SEA BREEZE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE DINNER HOURS. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS GOOD ALTHOUGH AM TEMPTED TO REMOVE MENTION OF PRECIP ALONG THE COAST AS THE EAST COAST SEA BREEZE WILL HAVE PUSHED WELL PAST THE AREA AND THE EASTERLY FLOW SHOULD PROHIBIT ANY SHOWER DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE ONE FLY IN THE OINTMENT...THE FIRST FEW VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES WERE SHOWING SOME CLOUDINESS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS MOVING TOWARD THE MAINLAND AND MAY BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE A SHOWER OR TWO OUT OF THE MARINE STRATOCU AS IT COMES ASHORE. WILL WATCH RADAR LOOPS FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES BEFORE TACKLING ZONE UPDATE. && .AVIATION...MVFR CONDITIONS OVER THE INTERIOR ROUTES/AERODROMES MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING IN/NEAR ANY SHOWERS/STORMS THAT DEVELOP AS A RESULT OF SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS. && .MARINE...BUOYS RECORDING NORTHEAST WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS AND 2 TO 3 FOOT LONG PERIOD (SWELL) SEAS OUT TO BUOY 010. EXPECT SEA BREEZE FORMATION TO BEND THE WINDS MORE TO THE EAST AND INCREASE THEM A COUPLE OF KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SUBTLE CHANGES THAT SHOULD NOT IMPACT THE OVERALL FORECAST. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. && WIMMER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 413 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2009 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141- 144-147-162000- COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET 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- 413 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SOME DRIER AIR ALOFT MOVING OVER THE REGION MAY ACT TO LIMIT STORM COVERAGE AGAIN TODAY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL FOCUS STORMS OVER THE INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE SEA BREEZE PUSHING WELL INLAND. STORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. TAKE QUICK SHELTER INDOORS IF SKIES LOOK THREATENING IN YOUR AREA. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A LONG PERIOD SWELL OF AROUND 12 SECONDS WILL BRING A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES TODAY. CHECK WITH LOCAL BEACH PATROLS FOR MORE INFORMATION...AND ALWAYS SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .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.
An elderly man visiting from Canada drowned after being caught in a rip current at 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, Coastal Volusia County | 2009-09-16 | 73 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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