A continuation of strong east winds caused by seasonal high pressure over the western Atlantic created strong rip currents along the SE Florida coast.
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A continuation of strong east winds caused by seasonal high pressure over the western Atlantic created strong rip currents along the SE Florida coast.
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 Jul 18, 10:12 AM EST, 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1112 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 .UPDATE...LOW LEVEL WINDS ON THE MIAMI SOUNDING THIS MORNING ARE 15-19 KT. WRF SHOWS LIMITED QPF ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...THOUGH SHOWERS ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND WILL MOVE ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH A FEW TSTORMS POSSIBLE. HAVE SHAVED POPS DOWN TO SLIGHT CHANCE FROM THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION TO PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT WATERS...AND CAPPED POPS TO 30% ELSEWHERE...WITH ONLY ISOLATED TSTORM MENTION DUE TO LITTLE CONVERGENCE. HOWEVER...SCATTERED TSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE RIGHT OFF THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AS THE BEST CONVERGENCE LOOKS TO OCCUR RIGHT ALONG/OFFSHORE THE IMMEDIATE COAST AS A GULF SEA BREEZE TRIES TO DEVELOP. STRONG WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS OVER THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS...DUE TO THE FAST LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW AND PRESENCE OF DRY AIR ALOFT. /GREGORIA && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 737 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010/ AVIATION... ISOLD SHRA MOVG W OVR ATLC TWD S FLA ATTM WITH OCNL MOVG ONSHR. E CST TERMINALS WILL HAVE VCSH IN TAFS BUT XPCT VRY BRIEF MVFR CIG/VSBY AS SHRA PASSES. SFC WNDS EASTERLY 6-11 KTS...BCMG E-ESE 10-13G20+ AFT 14Z THRU 22Z THEN WNDS DCRG. AT KAPF WNDS ENE 3-7 KTS BCMG AFT 14Z E-ESE 10-12 KTS WITH GUSTS ARND 20 KTS 16Z-22Z AND VCTS FM 18-00Z. JR/DD PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 438 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010/ DISCUSSION...A RIDGE REMAINS STRETCHED FROM THE ATLANTIC INTO N FL THIS MORNING WHILE A TROPICAL WAVE PASSES TO THE SOUTH, OVER THE CARIBBEAN. S FL IS BETWEEN THE TWO WITH AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE OCCURRING AND WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COASTAL WATERS ARE IN THE 15 TO 20KT RANGE. SCT SHRA AND A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN AND FAR SOUTH PORTIONS OF THE CWA AS MOISTURE INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA WHILE THE WAVE MOVES IN. SCT SHRA AND TSRA CAN BE EXPECTED EVERYWHERE BY MID DAY. HIGH MOISTURE LVLS WILL CONTINUE TO LINGER THROUGH MONDAY AND INTO TUES. SCT TO POSSIBLY NUMEROUS SHRA AND TSRA WILL BE POSSIBLE MON WHEN MOISTURE WILL BE HIGHEST. POPS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE WED AND THURSDAY AS A DRIER AIRMASS MOVES IN FROM THE ATLANTIC. PWATS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE INTO THE 1.6 TO 1.4" RANGE DOWN FROM THE 2 TO 2.4" EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THIS LOWERING OF THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL BE BRIEF AS PWATS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BACK TO AROUND 2" FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS YET ANOTHER WAVE PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN GENERALLY EAST THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE RIDGE REMAINS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA, HOWEVER SPEEDS WILL VARY AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND RELAXES AS THE WAVES PASS. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES, AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON MONDAY. THE RISK OF RIPS WILL REMAIN PRESENT THROUGH THE WEEK ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST WITH THE EAST FLOW TO SOME VARYING DEGREE. THE EAST WINDS WILL ALSO KEEP MIN TEMPS ALONG THE EAST COAST AROUND 80 WITH HIGHS AROUND 90, HOWEVER ALONG THE WEST COAST HIGH TEMPS WILL REACH INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S. DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WHEN MOISTURE DECREASES HIGH TEMPS MAY CREEP INTO THE MID 90S ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF COAST AS COOLING SHOWERS MAY BECOME HARD TO FIND. MARINE...WINDS WILL REMAIN EASTERLY THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A RIDGE REMAINS STRETCHED FROM THE ATLANTIC INTO N FL, AND TROPICAL WAVES WILL BRUSH THE AREA AS THEY PASS TO THE SOUTH. THIS WILL TIGHTEN AND RELAX AND TIGHTEN AGAIN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT KEEPING WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20KT RANGE THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. WAVES IN THE ATLANTIC AND IN THE GULF WATERS BEYOND 20 NM WILL BE AT 3 TO 6 FEET THROUGH THE PERIOD AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH MUCH OF THIS PERIOD. FIRE WEATHER...NO PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 90 80 89 80 / 20 20 50 20 FORT LAUDERDALE 90 83 90 80 / 30 20 50 40 MIAMI 90 80 89 80 / 30 30 50 50 NAPLES 93 77 93 78 / 30 20 50 40 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1102 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-190615- 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- 1102 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT RIP CURRENTS: AN EAST WIND OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES. THUNDERSTORMS: A FEW HIT AND MISS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA, MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...MORE ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY COULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE GULF WATERS...JUST OFF THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS ACROSS THIS AREA WOULD POSE A RISK OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES ALONG WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE CONTINUATION OF EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 MPH OR HIGHER WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TYPICAL MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI. GREGORIA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1055 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 FLZ068-072-074-168-172-173-181700- METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE- COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALM SPRINGS...FLORIDA GARDENS... ABERDEEN...BOCA WEST...COCONUT CREEK...CORAL SPRINGS...TAMARAC... SUNRISE...PLANTATION...DAVIE...COOPER CITY...HOLLYWOOD... PEMBROKE PINES...MIRAMAR...MIAMI...MIAMI GARDENS...MIAMI LAKES... HIALEAH...DORAL...SOUTH MIAMI...KENDALL...CUTLER RIDGE... JUPITER...WEST PALM BEACH...BOCA RATON...POMPANO BEACH... FORT LAUDERDALE...FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH...HOLLYWOOD BEACH... AVENTURA...MIAMI BEACH...MIAMI SHORES...DOWNTOWN MIAMI... CUTLER BAY...HOMESTEAD BAYFRONT PARK 1055 AM EDT SUN JUL 18 2010 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST... EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH, ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS, WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COAST OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES. 70/DD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Rip currents nearly drowned a teenager swimming at a guarded beach in Boca Raton. Lifeguards rescued the teen and performed CPR to revive him. The boy made a full recovery.
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