A male who went into the water at Miramar Beach drowned due to a rip current. He was 30 to 40 yards offshore from Captain Dave’s on the Gulf restaurant on Scenic Highway 98.
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A male who went into the water at Miramar Beach drowned due to a rip current. He was 30 to 40 yards offshore from Captain Dave’s on the Gulf restaurant on Scenic Highway 98.
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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 24, 1:56 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
256 PM EDT Fri May 24 2019
.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...
Deep layer ridging will continue tonight. After the onshore
seabreeze front this afternoon, winds will become light and
variable. There's a small chance for patchy fog to develop early
Sat morning in the FL Panhandle. Lows tonight will be in the mid
60s to around 70.
.SHORT TERM [Saturday Through Sunday Night]...
Deep layer ridging will persist through the weekend, keeping us in
a dry and HOT pattern. Max temperatures will be in the upper 90s
this weekend, with heat indices in the 100-105F range. Although
this is below our advisory criteria of 108F, areas in the FL
Panhandle and SW GA who suffered the greatest damage from
Hurricane Michael are more vulnerable to this dangerous heat. A
heat advisory is in place from 11 AM ET / 10 AM CT Saturday
through 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT Monday. Additionally, this area is at a
higher risk of fire danger.
.LONG TERM [Monday Through Friday]...
Around mid-week, the ridge over the southeast will nudge eastward
and a series of upper level +PV anomalies will move into the Srn
Plains and mid-upper MS Valley. These upper level disturbances
will help generate convective systems to our northwest, that will
allow cloud coverage over the are to increase and, as a result,
the heat is expected to back off. Overall chances for showers and
thunderstorms remain low, however, a slight chance (20%) for
storms returns on Friday.
&&
.AVIATION...
[Through 18Z Saturday]
Unlimited cigs are expected through the period with light winds.
Patchy fog will be possible in the FL Panhandle Sat morning, but
confidence was too low to include with this TAF package.
&&
.MARINE...
With high pressure as the main forcing for weather over our the
coastal waters, expect generally moderate onshore winds during
the day and offshore winds at night. Seas will stay mostly around
2 to 3 feet.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
A very dry air mass is in place with relative humidity values
mostly between 30 to 35 percent across inland areas through the
weekend. Fuels are also dry in most locations. Red flag criteria
will not be met since winds will be light and relative humidity
values are not quite low enough. A southerly seabreeze around 10
mph is expected each afternoon near the coast.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
No rainfall is forecast for the next several days.
&&
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always
encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they
occur by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Tallahassee 67 99 71 99 71 / 0 0 0 10 0
Panama City 71 92 75 91 74 / 0 0 0 0 0
Dothan 67 97 69 98 72 / 0 0 0 10 0
Albany 70 98 72 99 74 / 0 0 0 10 0
Valdosta 67 98 70 100 72 / 0 0 0 10 10
Cross City 66 96 69 96 71 / 0 0 0 0 0
Apalachicola 70 89 73 89 73 / 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Heat Advisory from 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ Saturday to 8 PM EDT /7
PM CDT/ Monday for Calhoun-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Gadsden-
Inland Bay-Inland Gulf-Jackson-Liberty-Washington.
High Rip Current Risk until 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ this evening for
Coastal Bay-South Walton.
GA...Heat Advisory from 11 AM Saturday to 8 PM EDT Monday for Decatur-
Seminole.
AL...None.
GM...None.
&&
NEAR TERM...Nguyen
SHORT TERM...Nguyen
LONG TERM...Nguyen
AVIATION...Nguyen
MARINE...Nguyen
FIRE WEATHER...Barry
HYDROLOGY...NguyenThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A male who went into the water at Miramar Beach drowned due to a rip current. He was 30 to 40 yards offshore from Captain Dave’s on the Gulf restaurant on Scenic Highway 98.
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, South Walton | 2019-05-24 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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