A persistent moderate to strong east wind continued to produce strong rip currents at the southeast Florida beaches.
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The episode as NWS MFL wrote it up.
A persistent moderate to strong east wind continued to produce strong rip currents at the southeast Florida beaches.
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 May 28, 7:58 AM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 858 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2015 .UPDATE... 12Z SOUNDING THIS MORNING SHOWED THE PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AT 0.93 INCHES...WHICH IS WITHIN A COUPLE HUNDREDTHS OF THE MINIMUM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WATER VAPOR SHOWED THE DRY AIR ACROSS THE REGION. DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW/MID 60S WILL LEAD TO MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. HOWEVER...A FEW SPRINKLES OR LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE CONVERGENT STREAMER BANDS THAT MOVE INTO THE EAST COAST FROM THE ATLANTIC. WATERSPOUTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THESE BANDS. ONLY MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT CONDITIONS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 739 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2015/ AVIATION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL KEEP THE FLOW OUT OF THE EAST. A CUMULUS FIELD WILL FORM ONCE AGAIN BY MID DAY. OTHERWISE, VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE A STRAY SHOWER COULD BRIEFLY AFFECT ONE OF THE TAF SITES THROUGH THE DAY. THE WIND WILL STRENGTHEN SOME THIS AFTERNOON, THEN WEAKEN ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENING. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 338 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2015/ .HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH TONIGHT... SHORT TERM... THE HIGH OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL START TO BREAK DOWN TODAY INTO TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS...AS THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE STARTS TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST TOWARDS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE BREEZY EASTERLY WIND FLOW TO RELAX SOME OVER SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY...AS THE VERY DRY AIR REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE AREA WITH PWAT VALUES STILL BETWEEN 1 TO 1.1 INCHES. THESE PWAT VALUES ARE STILL CLOSE TO THE MINIMUM PWAT VALUES AROUND 0.95 TO 1 INCH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THEREFORE...THE WEATHER SHOULD REMAIN DRY OVER MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR A SHOWER OR TWO OVER THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ON FRIDAY OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WATERS...AS THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE MOISTURE RETURNING TO THE AREA LEADING TO A 20 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE BEST COVERAGE OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST METRO AREAS. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THIS WEEKEND INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AS THE HIGH SHIFTS A LITTLE BIT SOUTH. THIS WILL KEEP AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND AND ALLOW FOR MORE TROPICAL MOISTURE TO WORK INTO THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA WITH THE BEST COVERAGE OVER THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST METRO AREAS. LONG TERM... THE LONG RANGE MODELS ARE SHOWING A POSSIBLE UPPER LEVEL LOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF COAST STATES OR THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY TO MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. IF THIS HAPPENS...DEEPER TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BE ABLE TO WORK NORTHWARD FROM THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA ESPECIALLY BY MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE POPS WILL REMAIN IN THE CHANCE CAT OVER SOUTH FLORIDA FOR EARLY TO MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BUT MAY BE NEEDED TO BE RAISE MORE IN LATER FORECAST IF THE LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THIS WEATHER PATTERN. MARINE... THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS TODAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...AS THE WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING TO 10 KNOTS OR LESS THIS WEEKEND. THE SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW 6 FEET IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THEREFORE...AN SCEC WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE ATLANTIC...GULF...AND BISCAYNE BAY WATERS THIS MORNING. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA WILL ALSO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WEST PALM BEACH 85 75 87 75 / 20 20 40 20 FORT LAUDERDALE 85 77 86 77 / 20 20 30 20 MIAMI 88 76 87 76 / 20 20 20 20 NAPLES 91 70 90 71 / 10 10 40 40 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR FLZ168-172-173. AM...NONE. GM...NONE. && SHORT TERM...84/AK LONG TERM....54/BNB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 954 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2015 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 290200- 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- 954 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2015 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE ATLANTIC BEACHES... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF A WATERSPOUT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RIP CURRENTS: THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ON THE ATLANTIC BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA. WATERSPOUTS: WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS TODAY WITH CONVERGENT LINES OF CLOUDS OR SHOWERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE INTO THIS WEEKEND ALONG THE EAST COAST BEACHES OF SOUTH FLORIDA AS THE EASTERLY WIND FLOW GRADUALLY SUBSIDES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN THIS WEEKEND...MOST NUMEROUS THROUGH THE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, AND SMALL HAIL. .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.
2 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A man in his late 40s or early 50s was rescued by lifeguards at the beach behind the Palm Beach Shores Resort and Vacation Villas on Singer Island. The man was taken to a local hospital.
A 29-year-old man was rescued from rip currents at the municipal beach on Singer Island and was taken to the hospital with chest pains.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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