High surf conditions developed at the Southern California beaches. One swimmer near Manhattan Beach was swept out to sea by the surf and died.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
High surf conditions developed at the Southern California beaches. One swimmer near Manhattan Beach was swept out to sea by the surf and died.
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 Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 19, 12:49 PM PST, 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 149 PM PDT TUE APR 19 2016 .SYNOPSIS... A slight cooling trend through Wednesday as high pressure weakens and onshore flow returns. More significant cooling expected Thursday through this weekend. Low clouds and fog with more significant cooling are slated for Thursday and Friday. A weak storm system is expected to move into the region by Friday bringing a chance of showers. && .SHORT TERM...(TDY-THU) A quasi omega pattern from the ern pacific to the mid west. Currently California is in the ridge between the two sets of upper lows, though the western low is starting to ride up and over the top of the ridge. This slow evolving pattern has lead to an even slower cooling trend than initially expected and in some cases today highs were even warmer than Monday. We're also seeing some high clouds coming through the ridge from the low to our west and those should be out of the area by Wednesday morning. On Wednesday Srn CA will still be under the influence of the ridge portion of the omega, though models still suggesting about a 1 to 2 mb onshore trend again and an additional 2 degrees of cooling at 950mb. Considering highs today changed little from yesterday (even with the 1-2mb onshore trend) am not very confident in the cooling trend advertised in the models for tomorrow. So the forecast highs for tomorrow have been jacked up a few degrees from the previous forecast but still a couple degrees cooler than today. There's a very small chance of some shallow marine lyr clouds from around Long Beach south and if this were to occur it would likely include some dense fog. On Thursday a trough approaching the west coast will increase onshore flow and night/morning low cloud coverage which should lead to several degrees of additional cooling, though still 3-6 degrees above seasonal norms. Most models showed a distinct northerly shift in the path of the trough and low center with less moisture, especially for southern areas. Only the ECMWF is hanging on to some very light precip south of Pt Conception Friday evening and have left in low pops during this time period. Still at least a 50/50 shot of measurable rain north of Pt Conception, higher even for SLO County. Amounts under a quarter inch. Some increase in northwest winds expected Friday night behind the trough passage but not expecting advisory level winds at this time. .LONG TERM...(FRI-MON) Fairly quiet weekend weather with temps near seasonal norms and some locally gusty northwest winds. Models have been consistent with the next trough early next week taking a decidedly inside trek through interior CA and Nevada. It does have a fair amount of cold air with it but as usual not much moisture for Srn CA and likely just some gusty north to northwest winds. Interior areas will experience several degrees of cooling, typical for these patterns, while northerly flow off the mountains will moderate the cooling for areas closer to the coast. Still a fairly strong onshore flow for coast/valleys, but the cool air aloft will likely prevent any sort of marine lyr developing so skies should remain mostly clear there. && .AVIATION...19/1800Z. At 1800Z, there was an elevated inversion at KLAX. The inversion ran from 600 feet to 2000 feet with a top temperature of 22 degrees Celsius. low confidence for klax and klgb late tonight with a chance of low clouds and fog late...otherwise good confidence in VFR conditions for all sites through the next 24 hours. There will be some gusty westerly winds late this afternoon and evening across the Antelope Valley. KLAX...low confidence in 18Z TAF as VFR conditions are expected thru the TAF period...however there is a 40 percent chance of low clouds and fog with lifr conditions late tonight. KBUR...High confidence in 18Z TAF as VFR conditions are expected thru the TAF period. && .MARINE...19/200 pM... For the outer waters, moderate confidence in current forecast. Through Wednesday, winds and seas are expected to remain below small craft advisory levels. On Thursday, there is a chance of small craft advisory gusts around Point Conception. Friday through Saturday, winds will continue to increase with high likelihood of small craft advisory winds with even a chance of gale force winds Saturday. Seas will gradually build through the weekend, possibly reaching hazardous seas levels by Saturday and a high surf advisory may be needed at that time. For the inner waters, moderate confidence in current forecast. Winds and seas are expected to remain below small craft advisory levels through Friday. On Saturday, there is a chance of small craft advisory level winds north of Point Sal and across western sections of the southern inner waters. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...NONE. PZ...NONE. && PUBLIC...MW AVIATION...Sweet MARINE...Sweet SYNOPSIS...Seto weather.gov/losangeles
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT TUE APR 19 2016 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-201300- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 600 AM PDT TUE APR 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF RAIN ON FRIDAY WHICH WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND THUS DRIVING HAZARDS. HIGH SURF WILL ARRIVE AT AREA BEACHES SUNDAY AND WILL INCREASE THE HAZARDS IN THE SURF ZONE. THE HAZARDOUS SURF ZONE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY. RORKE
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
High surf conditions generated deadly rip currents near Manhattan Beach. One swimmer was swept out to sea and died.
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, Los Angeles County Coasts Including Downtown Los Angeles | 2016-04-19 | 25 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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