High pressure over the southeast states produced an east wind along the Florida Atlantic coast of 10 to 15 mph and moderate rip currents.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
High pressure over the southeast states produced an east wind along the Florida Atlantic coast of 10 to 15 mph and moderate rip currents.
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 Apr 24, 1:55 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 255 PM EDT WED APR 24 2013 .DISCUSSION... REGIONAL SYNOPTIC CONDITIONS INCLUDE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. INCLUDING THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND ADJACENT WATERS. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TONIGHT BUT BECOMING DIFFUSE AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND THE PANHANDLE. ALTHOUGH THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA LATER ON THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE. BY FRIDAY THE FRONT WILL REMAIN DIFFUSE WITH BOUNDARY MOISTURE MOVING FURTHER SOUTH DOWN THE PENINSULA. HOWEVER...A MID TO UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND A LOCALLY STABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPRESS ANY CHANCES OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND WITH NO PRECIP INDICATED IN THE FORECAST ALTHOUGH A FEW LIGHT PASSING SHOWERS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS ARE POSSIBLE. A MODERATE EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .MARINE... MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW IN THE 10 TO 15 KNOT RANGES IS FORECAST ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE REGIONAL WATERS THROUGH THE SAME PERIOD. && .FIRE WEATHER... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. PATCHY FOG INTERIOR AND WEST IS POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 70 82 69 83 / - 0 - 10 FORT LAUDERDALE 71 82 72 84 / - 0 - - MIAMI 71 83 71 84 / - 0 - - NAPLES 67 85 66 88 / - 0 - - && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && DISCUSSION/MARINE/FIRE...60/BD AVIATION/RADAR...52/PS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 312 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 242215- LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-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- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 312 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC BEACHES... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RIP CURRENTS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF MIAMI DADE...BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERSISTENT EAST TO NORTHEAST ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH AT LEAST A SLIGHT RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC BEACHES. MINOR STREET FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AT MIAMI BEACH DUE TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES. HOWEVER, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. .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.
The Palm Beach Post reported a woman was pulled from the surf at the Lake Worth Beach due to a possible rip current. The woman did not require CPR but was taken to the JFK Medical Center in Atlantis for follow-up treatment.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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