A man drowned near Ocracoke Inlet after a rip current pulled him out to sea.
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A man drowned near Ocracoke Inlet after a rip current pulled him out to sea.
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 Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 7, 1:32 PM EST, 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 232 PM EDT SAT AUG 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS... A FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION FROM THE NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE A TROUGH STRENGTHENS INLAND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... AS OF 225 PM SATURDAY...SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS BEEN ISOLATED THUS FAR THIS AFTERNOON WITH ATMOSPHERE RELATIVELY STABLE OVER THE CWA WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO THE SOUTH NEAR THE NC/SC BORDER. WILL CARRY JUST A SMALL POP OVER ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES THRU THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WITH A SLIGHTLY DRIER ATMOSPHERE THAN THE PAST FEW NIGHT...MIN TEMPS WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 70S IN MANY AREAS. && .SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...UPPER HEIGHTS RISE ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY WITH MINIMAL CHANCE OF SHOWERS/TSTMS. LATEST MOS GUIDANCE POPS ARE GENERALLY 5 PERCENT OR LESS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL LEAVE POPS OUT OF THE FORECAST. THICKNESS VALUES SUPPORT MAX TEMPS GETTING BACK INTO THE LOWER 90S AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST ON SUNDAY. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 235 PM SATURDAY...UPPER RIDGE TO BUILD ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC STATES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH MINIMAL POPS AND HOT TEMPS. LIKELY WILL SEE MAXES INTO THE MIDDLE AND PERHAPS UPPER 90S TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OVER INLAND AREAS. UPPER RIDGE STARTS TO BREAK DOWN ON THURSDAY WITH TROUGH OVER THE PIEDMONT SHARPENING WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN POPS THURSDAY AND HIGHER POPS BY FRIDAY AS H5 HEIGHTS LOWER AND MORE MID-LEVEL ENERGY INTO THE REGION. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... VFR CIGS/VSBY ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. A FRONT MIGRATED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING LENDING TO NE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE THERMAL GRADIENT CURRENTLY POSITIONED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG THE COAST...SCT TO BKN LOW LEVEL CEILINGS (~3KFT) HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON. ANTICIPATE THESE CEILINGS WILL LIFT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH INCREASE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING. IN ADDITION...SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS HAVE FORMED ALONG THE SEABREEZE. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH LIMITED ACTIVITY EXPECTED. WINDS WILL VEER EASTERLY (~5KTS) THIS EVENING AS THE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH BUILDS INTO THE REGION. WITH LIGHT WINDS FROM THE EAST ADVECTING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT...EXPECT FOG/STRATUS TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 06Z-12Z SUNDAY. AFTER SUNRISE...WITH INCREASED MIXING...ANY LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SCATTER OUT WITH CEILINGS RISING TO 4KFT BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS FROM THE NE AROUND 8KTS. BEYOND SUNDAY 18Z...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD DOMINATE THE TAF SITES OVER THE NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. FOG/STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. && .MARINE... AS OF 9 AM SATURDAY...LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM DISTANT TROPICAL STORM COLIN EVIDENT IN CURRENT OBSERVATIONS WITH THE NEW RIVER BUOY SHOWING 3 FT/14 SECOND SWELL WITH DIAMOND REGISTERING 9 TO 10 SECOND PERIODS. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WORKING ITS WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS THIS MORNING...BUT IT IS QUESTIONABLE AS TO HOW FAR SOUTH THE FRONT WILL MAKE IT TODAY. WILL ADJUST WIND DIRECTIONS JUST A BIT BASED ON CURRENT OBSERVATIONS...OTHERWISE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO CURRENT MARINE FORECAST. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... AS OF 2AM SAT...WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE WATERS THIS MORNING AHEAD OF APPROACHING FRONT. SPEEDS INTHE 5 TO 10 KT RANGE WITH SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS NEAR SUNRISE THIS MORNING...BRINGING SURFACE FLOW TO NORTHEASTERLY AND THEN EASTERLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN MODELS ON HANDLING OF FRONT AFTER IT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. WILL GO WITH NAM SOLUTION OF MOVING FRONT WELL EAST AND SOUTH OF NC BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GRADIENT BEHIND FRONT WILL REMAIN LOOSE SO DONT EXPECT WIND TO GO HIGHER THAN 15 KTS. TS COLIN PASSES WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SWELL FROM COLIN WILL MOVE INTO NC WATERS THIS MORNING. IN FACT 41025 IS ALREADY SEEING A 10 SECOND SWELL. EXPECT 3-4 FOOT SWELL EVERY 10-12 SECONDS. SWELL WILL SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. FRONT WILL STAY SOUTH AND EAST OF AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH RIDGE NOSING INTO NC. THIS WILL KEEP FLOW OVER THE WATERS FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST. FRONT WILL RETROGRADE BACK TOWARD THE COAST ON MONDAY WITH FLOW BECOMING NORTHEAST AND THEN SOUTHERLY AS FRONT DISSIPATES MONDAY NIGHT. && .MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CTC NEAR TERM...CTC SHORT TERM...CTC LONG TERM...CTC AVIATION...LP MARINE...CGG/CTC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1103 AM EDT SAT AUG 7 2010 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-081515- MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT- MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO- 1103 AM EDT SAT AUG 7 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ095-098-104-081515- CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS HYDE- 1103 AM EDT SAT AUG 7 2010 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL BRING AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY AND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ103-081515- OUTER BANKS DARE- 1103 AM EDT SAT AUG 7 2010 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING SOUTH OF RODANTHE... ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FROM DUCK TO RODANTHE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL BRING AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS SUNDAY AND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .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.
A man drowned near Ocracoke Inlet after a rip current pulled him out to sea.
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, Western Hyde | 2010-08-07 | 51 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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