|The death of an infant that was left in a car occurred as the sunshine and warm temperatures heated the car to 119 degrees.
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The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
High pressure to the south resulted in plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures.|The death of an infant that was left in a car occurred as the sunshine and warm temperatures heated the car to 119 degrees.
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 New York, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 20, 11:46 AM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1246 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND REMAINS OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THROUGH THIS UPCOMING
WEEKEND AND INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
MADE A SLIGHT UPWARD ADJUSTMENT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THIS
FORECAST UPDATE. OTHERWISE...FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK.
ALREADY SEEING SEA BREEZE OVER COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND SHOULD SEE
WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHERLY ACROSS LONG ISLAND LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING FROM ATLANTIC SEA BREEZE. HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD ALOFT WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER MUCH OF THE
EASTERN U.S. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY SHIFTS EAST BUT CONTINUES TO KEEP MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES TONIGHT WITH A DRY FORECAST. WITH LIGHT WINDS IN PLACE...GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP WITH LOWS NEAR
NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY BELOW FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
PATCHY FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND KEEPING DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WITH PLENTY OF MID LEVEL DRY AIR AND
SUBSIDENCE LENDING TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 80S.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES FURTHER OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING A
COLD FRONT TO APPROACH THE REGION. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT
AND DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION THURSDAY NIGHT.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. BEST CHANCE OF
CONVECTION WILL BE WEST OF NYC. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF
THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
SOME LEFT OVER SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY ACROSS EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES NEAR THE REGION.
OTHERWISE...EXPECTING A MOSTLY DRY DAY ON FRIDAY.
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE AREA FOR THE
WEEKEND AND START OF THE NEW WEEK WITH TEMPS NEAR THE SEASONAL
AVERAGE.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION THROUGH TOMORROW.
LIGHT FLOW GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 KTS THIS AFTN. NW TO W FLOW
WILL SHIFT TO ALL PLACES BY LATE AFTN. TIMING IN GENERAL MAY BE 1-2
HOURS DIFFERENT. SEA BREEZE HAS DEVELOPED AS OF 16Z AND IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH THROUGH COASTAL SITES THIS AFTN.
FEW-SCT MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL SCATTER OUT TONIGHT. POSSIBLE MVFR VIS
WITH FOG OVER RURAL AREAS AFTER 06Z.
NY METRO ENHANCED AVIATION WEATHER SUPPORT...
DETAILED INFORMATION...INCLUDING HOURLY TAF WIND COMPONENT FCSTS CAN
BE FOUND AT: HTTP:/WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ZNY/N90 (LOWER CASE)
KEWR FCSTER COMMENTS: MOD CONFIDENCE WITH VARYING WINDS BETWEEN 240
AND 300 EARLY AFTN.
KJFK FCSTER COMMENTS: SSW FLOW IN WAKE OF SEA BREEZE THIS AFTN.
KLGA FCSTER COMMENTS: LIGHT NW FLOW MAY BECOME VRB AS SEA BREEZE
APPROACHES MID AFTN. MOD CONFIDENCE ON SEA BREEZE PUSHING THROUGH
AROUND 21Z.
KTEB FCSTER COMMENTS: MOD CONFIDENCE WITH VARYING WINDS BETWEEN 240
AND 300 EARLY AFTN.
KHPN FCSTER COMMENTS: NO UNSCHEDULED AMENDMENTS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. POSSIBLE MVFR WITH FOG OVERNIGHT.
KISP FCSTER COMMENTS: NW FLOW AHEAD OF SEA BREEZE. MOD CONFIDENCE
SEA BREEZE PUSHES THROUGH BETWEEN 19 AND 21Z.
OUTLOOK FOR 18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
.WED-WED NIGHT...VFR.
.THU-THU NIGHT...CHC SUB-VFR IN SHOWERS/TSTMS MAINLY LATE IN THE DAY
AND AT NIGHT.
.FRI...PSBL MORNING SHOWER. OTHERWISE VFR.
.FRI NIGHT-SUN...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP WINDS AND SEAS BELOW SCA
CRITERIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WILL KEEP WINDS 20
KT AND SEAS 4 FT OR LESS OVER THE OCEAN WATERS...AND TO 1 TO 2 FT
OR LESS ELSEWHERE.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.EQUIPMENT...
THE NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTER IN NEW YORK CITY IS
CURRENTLY UP AND RUNNING BUT MAY EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT OUTAGES AS
TECHNICIANS CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE TRANSMITTER.
&&
.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BC/LN
NEAR TERM...DS
SHORT TERM...LN
LONG TERM...BC
AVIATION...SEARS
MARINE...BC/LN
HYDROLOGY...BC/LN
EQUIPMENT...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 305 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 ANZ330-335-338-340-345-350-353-355-CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108- NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-210715- LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY- NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS- SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY- MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM- FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM- SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD- NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-NORTHERN NEW LONDON- SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-EASTERN PASSAIC-HUDSON- WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX- WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX- RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-SOUTHERN NASSAU- 305 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT WOULD MEET NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER EVENTS THAT MAY REACH NWS WARNING CRITERIA. MOST LONG FUSED NWS WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ARE HIGHLIGHTED. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NWS FORECASTS FOR WEATHER NOT MEETING NWS WARNING CRITERIA.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
A 7 month old boy died of heat exposure. He was left in a car. The outside air temperature was 85 degrees at the time at Farmingdale airport, but the car temperature was around 119 degrees.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Southern Nassau | 2013-08-20 | 0 | Male | Unknown | Direct |
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