A man in his 30s drowned due to a rip current on the West End Beach of Dauphin Island.
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A man in his 30s drowned due to a rip current on the West End Beach of Dauphin Island.
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NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 31, 2:40 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mobile AL 340 PM CDT Sun Jul 31 2022 .NEAR TERM UPDATE /Now Through Monday/...Little change in the overall weather pattern is expected with the exception of a slight weakening of the upper high pressure ridge extending from the western Atlantic into the southeastern states on Monday as the base of a broad upper trough sags southward over the Tennessee River region. We are also expecting a return of deeper moisture by late in the near term as PWATS climb to 2.0-2.3 inches again. Rain-free conditions tonight will be followed by the usual diurnal cycle of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms on Monday, beginning along the coastline in the morning then moving inland through the afternoon. A few storms could be strong with gusty winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall. Lows tonight are expected to range from 71 to 75 degrees inland and from 76 to 81 degrees along the coastal sections. Highs Monday should range from 90 to 95 degrees with slightly higher heat indices ranging from 100-105 degrees, unless early morning storms along the coast remain under enough cloud cover to keep temps lower. /22 && .SHORT TERM /Monday night Through Wednesday night/...Upper level shortwave energy moves into a mean upper trough over the eastern Conus, becoming a more organized embedded upper trough over the Southeast. A surface ridge stretching west over the northern Gulf shifts a bit north of the northern Gulf coast Wednesday into Thursday, with deep layer southerly flow Monday night into Tuesday becoming less organized. Still, moisture levels have risen into the 2"-2.2" range by Monday evening and remain high through mid week. Rain chances increase due to the combination of upper level energy and high moisture levels. Daytime PoPs in the 70-80% range are expected Tuesday and Wednesday. Am expecting the timing pattern of activity forming along and south of the Gulf coast after midnight each day, then shifting inland during the morning hours, and lasting into the evening. With daytime MLCape values rising to around 2500J/kg and DCapes to around 800J/kg, enough instability is present for a few strong to marginally severe storms. Model sounding indicate essentially no dry layers in the upper levels to enhance downdrafts. With limited wind shear, the usual summertime pulse type storms are expected. The deep layer moisture will help to make the storms efficient rainers, with ponding in poor drainage areas possible. The weak wind shear will help to limit any training cells. With the increase in rain coverage and accompanying cloud cover, high temperatures are expected to see a downward trend into mid week. Near seasonal upper 80s to around 90 are expected Tuesday and below seasonal mid to upper 80s are expected Wednesday. Low temperatures in the low to mid 70s inland, mid to upper 70s along the coast are expected Monday through Wednesday nights. Daytime Heat Indices will see a drop with the drop in daytime temperatures, with 98-102 expected Tuesday and Low to mid 90s expected Wednesday. With the tidal range decrease into mid week combined with a less organized onshore flow, The Rip Risk will decrease to low. /16 && .EXTENDED TERM /Thursday Through Sunday/...Inconsistency remains consistent in the Extended. Both the ECMWF and GFS are advertising the upper energy over the Southeast moving off to the west as an upper level ridge builds west over the eastern Conus (ECMWF and initially GFS), then and upper ridge builds southeast from high pressure over the Plains (Friday through Sunday in the GFS). Either way way one looks at it, upper level subsidence increases over the Southeast. Each of the ensembles follow their respective deterministic models. The ECMWF is advertising a higher chance of rain through the Extended with the nearby upper level weakness, then another approaching from the East affecting the Southeast, than the GFS. The GFS is advertising a decrease in PoPs as the upper ridge builds southeast over the Southeast then an increase in shortwave energy moving over the region over the weekend, and PoPs see a drop Thursday and Friday, then a bit of an increase over the weekend. High temperatures below seasonal norms increase to around seasonal for the weekend in both models. Run to run, the GFS is bouncing up and down with the PoPs, whilst the ECMWF has been mostly consistent the last couple of days. The ECMWF has been more consistent with the temperatures also, so am generally leaning towards the ECMWF for the Extended. /16 && .MARINE...No significant impacts are anticipated through Thursday. /22 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Mobile 76 91 75 88 73 84 75 88 / 10 60 20 70 40 80 40 70 Pensacola 79 90 76 86 75 84 76 86 / 10 50 20 70 40 80 40 70 Destin 80 90 79 87 76 85 76 89 / 0 40 20 70 40 80 40 70 Evergreen 71 93 72 90 70 85 71 90 / 0 60 20 70 20 80 30 70 Waynesboro 72 92 72 89 70 86 72 89 / 10 60 20 70 20 70 30 70 Camden 72 93 73 90 70 87 72 88 / 0 50 20 70 20 70 30 70 Crestview 74 92 74 91 72 85 73 89 / 0 50 20 70 30 80 40 70 && .MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. FL...None. MS...None. GM...None. && This product is also available on the web at: www.weather.gov/mob
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A man in his 30s drowned due to a rip current on the West End Beach of Dauphin Island.
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, Mobile Coastal | 2022-07-31 | 30 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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