Moderate southwesterly winds were in place across the area. This caused rip currents to develop along some area beaches.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
Moderate southwesterly winds were in place across the area. This caused rip currents to develop along some area 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 Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 5, 12:54 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 154 PM EDT SAT JUN 5 2010 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT - MONDAY)...GFS/ECMWF REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES DURING THE SHORT TERM PERIOD SO WILL USE A BLEND. CUT OFF LOW OVER LA IS PROGD TO OPEN UP AND LIFT SLOWLY OUT TO THE NORTHEAST INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WHERE IT WILL MERGE WITH ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH MOVING EAST FROM THE PLAINS. NET RESULT WILL BE A DEVELOPING LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN U.S. INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE DEVELOPING UPPER TROUGH WILL KEEP SURFACE AND UPPER RIDGING SUPPRESSED TO OUR SOUTH THROUGH THE PERIOD WHILE PUSHING A LATE SEASON COLD FRONT INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES ON SUNDAY...THEN INTO THE NORTHERN PENINSULA ON MONDAY. AS FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT EXPECT DIURNAL SEA BREEZE DRIVEN CONVECTION SOME POSSIBLY STRONG TO GRADUALLY WIND DOWN OVER INLAND LOCATIONS BY MID EVENING. THEREAFTER AM EXPECTING A WARM AND MUGGY NIGHT UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH PERHAPS SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS (POPS 20 PERCENT) DEVELOPING ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT WITHIN THE MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW. DURING SUNDAY ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL AGAIN RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT (POPS 50 TO 60 PERCENT RANGE) ALONG THE SEA BREEZE AND OUTFLOW CIRCULATIONS FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH A SOUTHWEST TO WEST STEERING FLOW FAVORING HIGHEST POPS AND GREATEST AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS AGAIN SETTING UP OVER INLAND LOCATIONS DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WILL KEEP ISOLATED POPS (20 PERCENT) IN PLACE FOR SUNDAY NIGHT FOR ALL ZONES AS WEAK TROUGHING ALOFT AND THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. ON MONDAY THE SOUTHWARD SAGGING FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND SEA BREEZE CIRCULATIONS COMBINED WITH AMPLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS ALONG WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR ABOVE NORMAL OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST AND OVER INLAND LOCATIONS EACH AFTERNOON WITH DAYTIME HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 80S ALONG THE COAST AND LOWER TO MID 90S INLAND...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 70S INLAND AREAS AND UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80 ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN UNCOMFORTABLE OUTDOOR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH HIGH HEAT INDICES EXPECTED. .LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT - SATURDAY)...SOUTHERN EXTENT OF EASTERN U.S. TROF WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SOUTHWARD EARLY IN THE PERIOD AS MOISTURE DEPTH DECREASES SIGNIFICANTLY PER MODEL CROSS-SECTIONS AND SOUNDING PROFILES MONDAY NIGHT. DRIER AIR OVERSPREADS MUCH OF THE REGION TUE AND WED AND HAVE REDUCED POTENTIAL FOR RAINFALL OTHER THAN A SLIGHT CHANCE OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS WITH ANY RESIDUAL MOISTURE LINGERING COMBINED WITH A REDEVELOPING EAST/SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA AS THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS RESIDES TO OUR NORTH. ADJUSTED MAX/MIN TEMP A COUPLE OF DEGREES COOLER OVER NORTH AND INLAND SECTIONS TUE NIGHT/WED TO REFLECT EFFECTS OF DRY AIR ADVECTION. OTHERWISE...A WESTERN RIDGE-EASTERN TROF DEVELOPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY LATER IN THE WEEK THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WHICH SHOULD KEEP A LID ON ANY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACTIVITY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. && .AVIATION...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL EXCEPT FOR VCTS THROUGH 00Z AND SOME MVFR CIGS TONIGHT. SW WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. && .MARINE...SURFACE AND UPPER RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA AND CARIBBEAN WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW IN THE 10 TO 15 KNOT RANGE WITH SEAS OF 2 TO 4 FEET OVER THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGGING SOUTH INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL WATERS LATE ON MONDAY WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BRIEFLY BECOME NORTHWEST THEN NORTHEAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION...BEFORE BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC SINKS SOUTH AND BECOMES ALIGNED EAST TO WEST FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL PENINSULA. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 15 KNOTS AND 5 FEET THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH NO HEADLINES ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && .FIRE WEATHER...AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES WILL KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH NO FIRE WEATHER ISSUES EXPECTED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TPA 79 92 78 90 / 20 50 20 50 FMY 77 94 78 90 / 20 50 20 50 GIF 77 94 77 92 / 30 60 20 60 SRQ 78 93 76 88 / 20 50 20 50 BKV 75 92 75 90 / 20 60 20 50 SPG 80 92 80 89 / 20 50 20 50 && .TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GULF WATERS...NONE. && SHORT TERM/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...57/MCMICHAEL LONG TERM/AVIATION...10/LAMARRE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 444 AM EDT SAT JUN 5 2010 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-060845- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 444 AM EDT SAT JUN 5 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP VERY WARM AND HUMID AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE PENINSULA. STORMS SHOULD DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST COAST SEABREEZE BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. STORMS WILL BE MOST LIKELY ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA BY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS. STORMS WILL ALSO CONTAIN FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE GREATEST RISK OF AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM WILL BE GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 75. WHEN SKIES DARKEN...MOVE INDOORS. IF THERE IS TIME...UNPLUG APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. WAIT UNTIL THE STORM ENDS BEFORE USING THE TELEPHONE OR RUNNING WATER. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT... VERY WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 101 TO 106 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE DAY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...BEFORE YOU GET THIRSTY. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. RESERVE STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. STAY NEAR AIR CONDITIONED LOCATIONS IF POSSIBLE. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE EASTERN GULF PRODUCING SMALL BREAKING WAVES ALONG AREA BEACHES INCREASING THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE YOUR KNEES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAY WILL ALLOW FOR HIGH HUMIDITY TO REMAIN IN PLACE AND PROVIDE FUEL FOR DAILY THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON EACH DAY COULD BE STRONG...WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT IMPACT... HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS INTO EARLY THIS COMING WEEK WILL ALLOW FOR HEAT INDEX VALUES TO APPROACH 105 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE DAY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...BEFORE YOU GET THIRSTY. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. RESERVE STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. STAY NEAR AIR CONDITIONED LOCATIONS IF POSSIBLE. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... PERSISTENT SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PRODUCE SMALL BREAKING WAVES ALONG AREA BEACHES INCREASING THE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. JOHNSON
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 14-year-old male was caught in a rip current off of Siesta Key Beach Access 10 and nearly drowned. The boy was unconscious when a female beachgoer rescued him, but he was resuscitated and transported to the hospital.
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