A 59 year old male drowned due to a rip current at Fort Macon.
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The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
A 59 year old male drowned due to a rip current at Fort Macon.
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 Newport/Morehead City, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 1:43 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 243 PM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 .SYNOPSIS... An offshore high and inland surface trough pattern will persist through the week. A cold front will approach from the northwest Saturday and then stall and dissipate Sunday into Tuesday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 240 PM Tuesday...Ridge aloft just off the coast will lead to weak zonal flow over region with no features to produce any lift. Any remaining convection inland with sea breeze shld dissipate quickly early this evening with generally dry weather overnight with poss an isold shra/storm skirting the cst late. Expect PC to mclr skies with muggy lows in the 70s. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY/... As of 240 PM Tuesday...Ridge aloft just off the cst will cont to lead to mainly dry weather over the region. Will cont isold pop inland mainly during the aftn assoc with sea breeze but much like today very few spots will see rain. With good deal of sun expect highs in the lower 90s inland to 80s beaches. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... As of 240 pm Tue...Guidance remains in fairly good agreement and continuity during period with zonal flow aloft most of the week followed by troughing this weekend into early next week. Thu...Models continue to show ridging/zonal flow for Wednesday with surface trof temporarily pushed further to the west. Forecast soundings and time sections show an overall drier atmosphere and guidance PoPs are very low so have removed PoPs and am going with a dry and hot day with highs in the lower/mid 90s inland with mid/upper 80s south coast and Outer Banks. Fri thru Tue...An extended period of unsettled weather is in store for the weekend into early next week. A persistent upper level trof sets up across the eastern seaboard. At the surface, a cold front will drift into the forecast area on Saturday and becomes stationary into early next week. Numerous disturbances moving through the upper flow on top of a warm, moist and unstable airmass will result in chance PoPs each day through the period. Still another very warm day Friday with highs expected in the low to mid 90s inland to 85-90 coast and heat indices around 100-103. A few degrees cooling expected over the weekend into early next week with greater cloud/precip coverage with highs upper 80s to around 90 inland to mid to upper 80s coast. && .AVIATION /17Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Short Term /thru Wednesday/... As of 1230 PM Tuesday...VFR will dominate much of the period. Only widely sct convection this aftn with limited chc to impact terminal. Models show light SW breeze overnight limiting fog threat. Guidance not showing much low stratus late...for now will show some sct low clouds late tonight and early Wed but not show any cigs. Whatever low clouds do form will quickly lift/dissipate Wed morn with VFR rest of the day with only isold convection expected on sea breeze. Long Term /Wed Night through Sun/ As of 240 pm Tue...VFR/dry weather forecast for Thursday. There will periods of sub-VFR conditions in scattered showers/thunderstorms Friday through Sunday as a cold front moves into the area this weekend and becomes stationary. There will also be occasional sub-VFR conditions during the early morning hours with the threat for stratus and/or fog. Surface winds southwest Thursday through Saturday and south Sunday. Speeds will average 10-15 knots Thursday and Friday and 5-10 knots Saturday and around 5 knots Sunday. && .MARINE... Short Term /Tonight and Wed/... As of 240 PM Tuesday...Light to moderate SW flow will cont with high pres offshore and trof to the W. Speeds will be mainly in the 10 to 20 kt range with winds peaking in the aftn to early evening. These winds will cont to produce seas of 2 to 4 feet. Long Term /Wednesday Night through Sunday/... As of 240 pm Tuesday...Surface pattern will be dominated by an offshore high and inland trough pattern through Friday with a cold front moving in from the northwest Saturday and becoming stationary across eastern NC. Flow will continue from the southwest through the period at generally 5-15 knots. Seas will average 2-5 feet. && .MHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...RF NEAR TERM...RF SHORT TERM...RF LONG TERM...HSA AVIATION...RF/HSA MARINE...RF/HSA
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 355 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>094-120800- Martin-Pitt-Washington-Tyrrell-Mainland Dare-Greene-Beaufort- Mainland Hyde-Duplin-Lenoir-Jones-Craven-Pamlico- 355 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Hot and humid conditions are expected Wednesday through Friday. Heat index values will be between 100 and 105 degrees are expected each afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NCZ095-098-103-104-120800- Carteret-Onslow-Outer Banks Dare-Outer Banks Hyde- 355 AM EDT Tue Jul 11 2017 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for eastern North Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Moderate Rip Current Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 59 year old male swimming just west of the guarded beach at Fort Macon State Park was caught in a rip current and drowned. His 24 year old son tried to rescue him and nearly drowned, but is OK.
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, Carteret | 2017-07-11 | 59 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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