A prolonged strong onshore wind resulted in numerous strong rip current along the beaches of northwest Florida on Saturday, June 22nd, as well as a few days prior. There was one rip current fatality in Okaloosa County Florida.
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The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.
A prolonged strong onshore wind resulted in numerous strong rip current along the beaches of northwest Florida on Saturday, June 22nd, as well as a few days prior. There was one rip current fatality in Okaloosa County Florida.
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 Jun 22, 11:09 AM CST, 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 1209 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019 .DISCUSSION...Updated for latest aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION... 18Z issuance...VFR/MVFR cu field and generally light south to southwest winds continue through this evening. Isolated showers and storms will be possible over interior areas, a few of which could produce strong wind gusts in addition to heavy rain and frequent lightning. Convection dissipates after dark and light winds and VFR conditions prevail overnight. Some patchy fog will be possible for inland areas late tonight into early Sunday morning. /49 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 425 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019/ NEAR TERM /Now Through Saturday night/...Expect a much drier pattern today and tonight as a broad upper ridge of high pressure builds from east TX to the FL peninsula and western Atlantic stretching across the north central gulf states and lower MS river valley, combined with a persistent sfc ridge building west from the western Atlantic east of the FL peninsula to the central Gulf. On the western side of the broad surface ridge a persistent southwest flow will continue across the north central gulf and forecast area today allowing moist tropical air to continue advecting northward in the lower levels across the region through tonight. With better subsidence in the boundary layer due to increased ridging aloft combined with the very moist air near the surface heat index values will continue to above normal though not as high as yesterday especially inland from the coast. As a result will hold on issuing any heat advisories for now though heat indices will generally range from 103 to 106 degrees which is below the 108 criteria. Will have to monitor this situation closely especially along the immediate coast where surface dewpoint temps continue to range from the upper 70s to near 80. 32/ee SHORT TERM /Sunday Through Monday night/...The axis of an amplified upper ridge over the eastern states slowly shifts to the Eastern Seaboard during the period as an upper trof advances from the central states into the interior eastern states. Subsidence associated with the upper ridge will result in a dry forecast over the area on Sunday. A series of shortwaves advance across the region as the upper ridge moves off to the east, and will have slight chance to chance pops return to the forecast for Monday and Monday night. A light south to southwest flow meanwhile continues over the area through the period. Highs on Sunday range from the mid 90s inland to the lower 90s closer to the coast then highs on Monday will be mainly in the lower 90s. Afternoon heat index values will increase to 98 to 103 each day but remain below heat index advisory levels of 108. Overnight lows range from the lower 70s inland to the mid/upper 70s at the coast. A moderate risk of rip currents continues on Sunday followed by a low risk on Monday. /29 LONG TERM /Tuesday Through Friday/...The upper trof over the interior eastern states moves well off to the north followed by a broad upper ridge building over the central states and much of the eastern states. An exception to the upper ridge will be a modest upper trof, or weakness, which develops over the central Gulf coast states on Wednesday then shifts a bit further westward through Friday. An inverted surface trof is still expected to develop over the Florida peninsula/Florida Straits by Wednesday then progress gradually westward across the north central Gulf region through Friday. Have continued with slight chance to chance pops for Tuesday and Wednesday as a series of shortwaves continue to move across the area followed by development of the upper level weakness over the area. Chance pops follow for Thursday into Friday with the modest upper trof over the area along with the inverted surface trof progressing across the north central Gulf and adjacent coastal areas. Highs on Tuesday and Wednesday will be in the lower 90s then moderate a bit by Friday when highs will be around 90. Lows Tuesday night range from the lower 70s inland to the mid/upper 70s at the coast then the remaining nights will typically range from around 70 inland to the lower/mid 70s at the coast. /29 MARINE...A persistent south to southwest wind flow will continue over the marine area through early next week as a broad surface ridge of high pressure to the east continues to build west over the eastern and north central Gulf. Little to no rain is expected through Sun with better rain chances by early next week. A light offshore flow is expected by midweek as a surface high pressure settles over the lower Mississippi River valley and north central Gulf. 32/ee && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...High Rip Current Risk through Sunday morning for ALZ265-266. FL...High Rip Current Risk through Sunday morning for FLZ202-204-206. MS...None. GM...None. && This product is also available on the web at: http://weather.gov/mob
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Mobile AL 1019 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019 ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-231530- Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Escambia-Covington-Mobile Inland-Baldwin Inland-Mobile Central- Baldwin Central-Mobile Coastal-Baldwin Coastal-Escambia Inland- Escambia Coastal-Santa Rosa Inland-Santa Rosa Coastal- Okaloosa Inland-Okaloosa Coastal-Wayne-Perry-Greene-Stone-George- 1019 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Alabama...southwest Alabama...northwest Florida and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A High Rip Current Risk remains in effect for coastal portions of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle today through late tonight. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible across portions of south central Alabama today, mainly east of a Camden to Florala line. Any storm that develops will be capable of producing strong to locally damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning strikes, and heavy downpours this afternoon and early this evening. Afternoon heat index readings may approach 108 degrees across isolated locations near the coast again this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday A moderate risk of rip currents will continue along area beaches through the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please go to weather.gov/mob for additional information. Activation of SkyWarn severe spotter networks is not expected through Friday. GMZ630>636-650-655-670-675-231530- Northern Mobile Bay-Southern Mobile Bay-Mississippi Sound- Perdido Bay-Pensacola Bay System-Western Choctawhatchee Bay- Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay- Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL out 20 NM- Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM- 1019 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 49 year old man from Tennessee was in waist deep water when he was pulled under by a rip current. He was unresponsive when pulled from the water and was unable to be resuscitated.
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, Okaloosa Coastal | 2019-06-22 | 49 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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