A 35 year old male drown after being caught in a rip current while trying to save a child at False Cape State Park.
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A 35 year old male drown after being caught in a rip current while trying to save a child at False Cape State Park.
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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 9, 12:00 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 100 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure and drier weather return tonight through Wednesday. A weak trough approaches from the west Thursday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... As of 1115 AM EDT Tuesday... Latest upper analysis reveals upper level trough axis pushing farther offshore of Atlantic Canada. At the surface, high pressure is centered over the eastern Great Lakes and building into the interior northeast and northern Mid-Atlantic, and ridging down into our region. NNE winds are ushering in a markedly drier airmass across the local area. A mainly sunny sky and rather pleasant conditions for early July across the area, as surface high continues to build over the area through tonight. No wx issues expected through the day with forecast high temperatures in the mid/upper 80s (low 80s at the coast) still on track. Clear and calm tonight with sfc high lingering overhead. Light winds and clear sky will bring good radiating conditions. Look for early morning low temperatures settling into the low/mid 60s for most of the area, with the exception of upper 60s/around 70F cor coastal communities of SE VA/NE NC. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... As of 350 AM EDT Tuesday... High pressure slides offshore Wednesday. However, low-level moisture will be slow to recover and conditions will once again be quite comfortable for July with high temperatures in the mid/upper 80s and dewpoints in the low/mid 60s. Low-level moisture will increase Wednesday night into Thursday as high pressure settles off the Southeast coast. This will allow dewpoints to recover to more typical values for July. Additionally, and upper level shortwave trough will track from the upper Great Lakes to nrn New England, with a trailing surface trough approaching the Mid-Atlantic. This combined with the increase in moisture will result in a 30-40% chc of showers/tstms by Thursday aftn. A bit warmer and more humid with highs in the upper 80s to near 90F inland (low to mid 80s along the coast), after morning lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 345 PM EDT Monday... The extended forecast looks fairly seasonable with the typical summertime tstm chances as strong upper ridging remains over the wrn CONUS/srn High Plains. Weak WNW flow aloft is expected to prevail over the Mid-Atlantic. Low pressure (sfc-aloft) is progged to track eastward across nrn New England/SE Canada as the associated weak sfc trough axis crosses the region. This will allow for tstm chances to continue through Thu night (but slowly diminish in coverage through the night). Shower/tstm chances continue on Fri-Sat, although the best chances will be over S/SE zones (w/ only slight chc PoPs over most areas N of I-64). Expect the highest coverage of showers/tstms to be from the aftn-late evening on each day. Models are showing a tropical system developing across the nrn Gulf of Mexico late this week and potentially making landfall along the wrn Gulf coast this weekend. Still too early to tell if there will be any impacts in our area from the remnant low, although no significant impacts are anticipated attm. Hot weather potentially returns late next weekend (especially if the tropical system tracks well to our W). Cannot rule out an isolated aftn/evening tstm from Sun-Mon. Seasonable temps expected from Fri-Sat, with highs mainly in the upper 80s-low 90s. Forecast highs warm into the low-mid 90s by Sun- Mon. Lows mainly in the upper 60s NW-mid 70s in coastal SE VA/NE NC through the extended period. && .AVIATION /18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... As of 1115 AM EDT Tuesday... VFR conditions across area terminals to persist through the 18z TAF period. Remaining sunny this aftn apart from with a few early/mid- aftn CU (RIC/PHF/SBY). Clear tonight. The wind will remain NE 5-10kt through early aftn, before veering to the E-SE later this aftn into tonight. Outlook: High pressure remains over the region Wednesday, and then slides offshore Thursday ahead of a weak front. This will result in a chc of mainly aftn/evening showers/tstms Thursday. This boundary will linger into Friday with another chc of aftn/evening showers/tstms. Weak high pressure returns Saturday. && .MARINE... As of 100 PM EDT Tuesday... Extended the SCA until 20z/4 PM for the coastal waters S of the VA/NC border. Buoy obs show that seas are still 4-5 feet nearshore and ~5 ft offshore. Expect seas to slowly diminish this aftn to below SCA thresholds. Previous Discussion: Early morning surface and buoy observations shows northeasterly winds in the wake of a cold front that crossed the waters Monday and weak low pressure will continue eastward and away from the coast this morning. Winds across the northern Bay and offshore zones are running 5-15 knots while areas to the south are generally 10-15 knots. Winds should continue to decrease through the course of the morning as high pressure builds into the region. Waves in the Bay are decreasing from north to south, generally 1-3 ft, subsiding to 1- 2 ft by this afternoon with 2-3 ft remaining possible close to the mouth of the Bay. Persistent NE flow offshore is leading to 4-5 ft seas N and 4-6 ft seas near and south of Parramore Island. Thus, Small Craft Advisories remain in effect for the offshore zones but are set to end from north to south over the course of the morning. NE winds tend to keep elevated seas in place for areas adjacent to the mouth of Ches Bay and points south so have opted to extend the SCA headlines in these areas through early afternoon. Headlines for the southern portion of the offshore zones may need to be extended further into the afternoon if seas are slower to subside. Winds will decrease to 5-10 knots and become increasingly easterly into this evening as high pressure to the north migrates offshore. Winds swing around to the SE on Wednesday and S by Thursday ahead of an approaching trough/cold front but are expected to remain under SCA thresholds. Waves will generally run 1-2 ft and seas offshore 2- 3 ft through Thursday. Thereafter, a modest increase in seas can be expected to coincide with the stronger southerly flow ahead of the aforementioned trough/front for the late week period. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...None. NC...None. VA...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM EDT this afternoon for ANZ658. && SYNOPSIS...AJZ/MAM NEAR TERM...AJZ/MAM SHORT TERM...AJZ/MAM LONG TERM...ERI AVIATION...AJZ MARINE...ERI/RHR
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 352 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019 MDZ021>024-NCZ012>017-030>032-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092-093- 095>097-509>525-100800- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Northampton-Hertford- Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck-Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans- Fluvanna-Prince Edward-Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg- Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia-Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond- Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick-Dinwiddie-Prince George- Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex-Mathews-Greensville- Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton-Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth- Suffolk-Chesapeake-Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover- Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen- Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 352 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ025-NCZ102-VAZ098>100-100800- Maryland Beaches-Eastern Currituck-Virginia Beach-Accomack- Northampton- 352 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, eastern Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...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...Tuesday through Sunday. 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. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A 35 year old male drowned after being caught in a rip current while trying to save a child at False Cape State Park.
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, Virginia Beach | 2019-07-09 | 35 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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