A 21 year old man drowned in high surf and strong rip currents near Navarre Beach, FL.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A 21 year old man drowned in high surf and strong rip currents near Navarre Beach, FL.
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 Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 28, 12:10 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED POINT TEMPS/POPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
110 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2014
.UPDATE...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SPINNING IN
THE VICINITY OF THE ARKLATEX REGION...WHILE SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A
SURFACE BOUNDARY EXTENDING ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND ARCING
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND FAR SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA. A VERY MOIST AIRMASS IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...AND
PWATS HAVE INCREASED TO AROUND 2 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST MS AND
SOUTHWEST AL AS MOISTURE HAS SPREAD OVERHEAD IN ADVANCE OF THE UPPER
LOW. THIS VERY MOIST AIRMASS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY HAS ENHANCED CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS MUCH OF OUR
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL CONVECTION DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHWEST
AL. SOME STORMS COULD STRENGTHEN TO NEAR SEVERE LIMITS WITH LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS NEAR THE BOUNDARY. WITH THE VERY MOIST
AIRMASS AND LOW LCL/S IN PLACE...WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR STORMS
THAT DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE BOUNDARY FOR POTENTIAL ENHANCED
ROTATION. TORNADO WATCH #195 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GEORGE...GREENE...
PERRY AND STONE COUNTIES UNTIL 5 PM CDT. PROBABLY OF GREATER CONCERN
WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING STORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND
POSSIBLY FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS STORMS GRADUALLY
DEVELOP EASTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST AL AND THE NORTHWEST FL PANHANDLE. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
POTENTIAL 2 TO 4 INCH RAIN AMOUNTS...WITH ISOLATED 4 TO 6 INCH
TOTALS.
GULF SHORES AND DESTIN BEACH LIFEGUARDS ARE REPORTING FREQUENT STRONG
RIP CURRENTS THIS MORNING. MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND HIGH TIDAL
RANGES SHOULD LEND TO CONTINUED FREQUENT RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY THROUGH
TONIGHT. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH TONIGHT
ALONG AREA BEACHES.
&&
.AVIATION [18Z TERMINAL FORECAST DISCUSSION]...OCCASIONAL MVFR
CEILINGS...LOCALIZED IFR...THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH INCREASING
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY THRESHOLDS TO IFR OR LESS
AT TIMES IN THE STRONGER STORMS. SOUTH WINDS 10-15 KTS WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 20 KTS PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5-10 KTS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE 82 68 83 68 87 / 70 60 70 50 50
PENSACOLA 84 72 83 71 86 / 50 60 70 40 50
DESTIN 82 72 83 71 86 / 40 60 70 40 50
EVERGREEN 86 67 86 65 89 / 60 40 70 30 50
WAYNESBORO 82 68 84 65 87 / 80 60 70 30 50
CAMDEN 88 67 86 65 88 / 60 40 70 30 50
CRESTVIEW 88 66 86 65 90 / 50 40 70 40 50
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CHOCTAW...CLARKE...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER
BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...
FL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA
ROSA...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...
GM...NONE.
&&
21HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1013 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014 ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-291200- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE- LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA- COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY- GREENE-STONE-GEORGE- 1013 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TODAY. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTHWEST OF A WAYNESBORO...GROVE HILL...NAVARRE LINE WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OVER 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COULD BRING FLASH FLOODING TO SOME AREAS ALONG THE COAST AND OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA ON THURSDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A MODERATE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG AREA BEACHES ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TODAY. GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-291200- NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND- PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1013 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MARINE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MARINE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 21 year old man from Louisiana drowned due to high surf and strong rip currents near Navarre Beach, FL.
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 Santa Rosa | 2014-05-28 | 21 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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