An east wind of 15 to 20 mph resulted in strong rip currents along the Atlantic beaches of the southeast Florida coast.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
An east wind of 15 to 20 mph resulted in strong rip currents along the Atlantic beaches of the southeast 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 Nov 26, 1:56 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
156 PM EST SAT NOV 26 2011
.SHORT TERM...
A MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT. A FEW QUICK MOVING SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS WELL
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS INTO THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS. DUE TO
THE STRONG EASTERLY FLOW THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN HIGH
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS
DOMINATED THE WEATHER OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BEGIN TO
SHIFT TOWARDS THE EAST TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES
EASTWARD AS WELL. MODELS ARE STILL IN DISAGREEMENT REGARDING THE
TIMING OF THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH AND THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA. THE GFS IS STILL FASTER THAN THE ECMWF. THE
GFS MOVES THE FRONT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING. THE ECMWF IS ABOUT 6 TO 12 HOURS SLOWER. AS THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, HOWEVER SINCE THE BEST
DYNAMICS WILL REMAIN OFF TO THE NORTH, THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED WITH THIS COLD FRONT PASSAGE.
&&
.LONG TERM...
THE COLD FRONT WILL HAVE MOVED THROUGH THE REGION BY TUESDAY AND
MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL SETTLE IN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A REINFORCING SHOT OF
COOLER AND DRIER AIR. NIGHTTIME LOWS WILL BE THE COOLEST ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR SECTIONS, HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
INTO THE 50S ACROSS THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS.
.MARINE...
EAST NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WAVE
HEIGHTS WILL ALSO REMAIN AT 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM.
THEREFORE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING ACROSS ALL OF THE ATLANTIC WATERS. SEAS WILL SLOWLY BEGIN
TO DECREASE TO 6 FEET ON SUNDAY AS THE WINDS START TO DIMINISH AND
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITERIA
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTH FLORIDA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL TO NEAR CRITICAL VALUES DURING TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH 70 80 71 80 / 10 10 20 30
FORT LAUDERDALE 72 81 72 81 / 10 10 20 30
MIAMI 71 82 71 81 / 10 10 20 30
NAPLES 64 82 67 76 / - 10 10 30
&&
.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS
FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-COASTAL
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING
FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-WATERS
FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20
NM TO 60 NM.
GM...NONE.
&&
DISCUSSION/MARINE/FIRE...55/CWC
AVIATION/RADAR...59/RMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 351 AM EST SAT NOV 26 2011 FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-270200- 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- 351 AM EST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES... ...GULF STREAM SEAS 5-8 FEET TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS AND SURF. WAVES: SEAS IN THE GULF STREAM WILL BE IN THE 5 TO 8 FOOT RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SEAS AND RIP CURRENTS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN THROUGH THE MID-WEEK PERIOD IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. .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.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 49 year old deceased male from Virginia washed ashore on November 28th at Juno Beach after being swept out to sea off Singer Island in a strong rip current on the 26th.
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 Palm Beach County | 2011-11-26 | 49 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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