Strong onshore flow and high astronomical tides produced a moderate risk of rip currents along the local coast.
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Strong onshore flow and high astronomical tides produced a moderate risk of rip currents along the local coast.
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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 15, 7:56 AM EST, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 856 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 .UPDATE... Easterly steering flow will push weakening coastal trof onshore this afternoon and still expect Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms as daytime temps remain above normal into the middle to upper 80s. Lingering warm air aloft around -5C at 500mb will limit instability and any severe weather threat, but slow storm motion towards the West at 10 mph or less will still bring some brief/locally heavy rainfall with any deeper convection that develops. Tonight will feature dissipating clouds and showers during the early evening hours and the development of areas of dense fog over inland areas overnight with some potential for widespread enough conds that dense fog advisories may be needed towards morning, due to near calm winds and very moist low level conditions. Lows still well above normal with upper 60s inland and lower 70s near the coast. && .AVIATION... Range of LIFR CIGS/VSBYS inland at VQQ/GNV to VFR/MVFR CIGS at the coast. Conds will improve inland this morning but daytime heating will produce Cumulus with MVFR CIGS in the 2000-3000 ft range this afternoon with continued chance of showers and VCSH will seem probable at most sites but TSTM chances remain too low to include for now. Moderate to High chances of IFR/LIFR FOG late tonight at inland TAF sites and will address in the next TAF package. && .MARINE... E/NE winds at 10-15 knots and seas 3-6 ft will subside slowly tonight as winds veer around to the S/SE and weaken to 5-10 knots and likely will not need SCEC headlines with the afternoon package. Rip Currents: Moderate risk continues with morning surf/breakers in the 2-4 ft range at local beaches. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMG 87 67 84 57 / 0 10 60 30 SSI 83 71 84 66 / 20 20 60 60 JAX 85 70 86 67 / 30 20 50 60 SGJ 83 73 84 71 / 30 20 30 70 GNV 88 69 87 67 / 30 10 40 60 OCF 88 70 88 69 / 30 10 40 60 && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...Coastal Flood Advisory until 6 AM EDT Monday for Putnam. GA...None. AM...None. && Hess/Corless
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jacksonville FL 514 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-124-125- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-160900- Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL out 20 NM- Waters from Altamaha Sound GA to Fernandina Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from St. Augustine to Flagler Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- Hamilton-Suwannee-Columbia-Baker-Inland Nassau-Inland Duval-Union- Bradford-Clay-St. Johns-Gilchrist-Alachua-Putnam-Flagler-Marion- Coastal Nassau-Coastal Duval-Coffee-Jeff Davis-Bacon-Appling- Wayne-Atkinson-Ware-Pierce-Brantley-Inland Glynn-Coastal Glynn- Echols-Clinch-Charlton-Inland Camden-Coastal Camden- 514 AM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... ...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING CONTINUES WITHIN ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia and the Adjacent Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... An elevated rip current risk is expected to continue at the northeast Florida beaches on Monday. Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon across inland portions of northeast Florida and extreme southeast Georgia. A Moderate Risk of rip currents at area beaches due to an onshore flow and an easterly ground swell. Areas of late night and early morning fog are possible both early this morning and later tonight especially across inland areas. The fog may be locally dense in a few spots. Minor tidal flooding will continue within the St. Johns River basin at times of high tide across Putnam County. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... A strong cold front will push through the area bringing a chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon into Monday Night and mainly along the northeast Florida coast Tuesday. A Small Craft Advisory and may be needed for the coastal waters late Monday night through Friday as a strong surge of northeast winds is expected in the wake of the cold front. Gusts to gale force will be possible Monday Night through Tuesday Night. The moderate to strong northeast flow that begins Monday night and continues through mid week along the coast will contribute to periods of high surf...possible minor flooding and beach erosion during high tide...and a High Risk of rip currents. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. For additional information, visit the National Weather Service in Jacksonville website on the internet at weather.gov/jax.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A teen visiting from Guatamala drowned at Jacksonville Beach from a rip current. Surf was about 3-4 ft. Ocean rescue reported multiple rip current rescues over the weekend.
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 Duval | 2017-10-15 | 14 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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