One man drowned and one man was injured in a rip current at Daytona Beach.
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One man drowned and one man was injured in a rip current at Daytona Beach.
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 Melbourne, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 29, 2:15 PM EST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Melbourne FL 315 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 ...New DISCUSSION, MARINE, AVIATION, HYDROLOGY... .DISCUSSION... Currently and Tonight...Variable winds inland with onshore winds along the coast will abate with nightfall. Afternoon showers have been hard to come by due to limited instability, and temps which have warmed aloft since Sunday. The forecast going into tonight only highlights a small shower chc over the Treasure Coast and perhaps Lake Okee, with a few showers and a stray storm or two possible over the southern Atlc waters into early Tue. modified late week discussion... Tuesday-Friday...High pressure to the north will nudge its way southward with flow becoming onshore and increasing slightly out of the E/SE. In the mid to upper levels an eastward advancing trough across the northern Gulf will potentially develop into a cut-off low and move into FL Friday. Deeper moisture will be pulled northward across the area ahead of this system, with PW values on Tuesday around 1.3-1.5 inches, increasing to around 2.0 inches by Thursday- Friday. This will lead to an increase in showers and storms across the area through this period. Greatest chance for rain on Tuesday will be south of Orlando, with PoPs up to 30-40 percent percent across the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee County. Rain chances then ramp up quickly into mid to late week, with PoPs as high as 50-70 percent on Wednesday, and 60-80 percent on Thursday and Friday. Greatest shower/storm coverage will generally be into the afternoon and evening hours each day, with chance for showers and a few storms lingering along the coast during the overnight and morning hours due to the continued onshore flow and passing disturbances aloft. Heavy rainfall and localized flooding issues will be again be possible from slower moving storms or persistent bands of showers that develop. A few stronger storms will also be possible each day, producing strong gusty winds, small hail, and frequent lightning strikes. Highs will reach the mid-upper 80s at the coast to upper 80s-low 90s inland on Tuesday and Wednesday, and fall slightly to the low to mid 80s Thursday and Friday as rain chances increase. Overnight lows will continue to range from the upper 60s to low 70s. Saturday-Sunday...Forecast uncertainty continues in the 12Z operational GFS, which has flipped into a more progressive gulf system after emerging east of the state over the Atlc Basin, now captured by troughing extending down the Mid Atlc Seaboard this weekend and ejecting a low east of the region. The ECMWF is now the slower solution, keeping a dvlpg low a little closer to the peninsula late in the forecast period. At any rate, either solution would portend a much drier forecast for the area should they verify. For now wl keep a higher PoP depiction in the weekend forecast until hopefully better consensus is reached during the course of this week. && .MARINE... Issued at 230 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 Tonight...Onshore winds 10 kt or less south of Cape Canaveral overnight with variable winds 10 kt or less north of the cape. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Tuesday-Friday...High pressure to the north building southward will lead to a predominant onshore flow through the work week, with E/SE winds up to 10-15 knots. Seas will continue to generally range from 2-3 feet through much of the period, building up to 4 to 5 feet offshore by late week. Shower and storm coverage will increase across the waters as deeper moisture builds into the region, especially from Wednesday onward. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 230 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 VFR conditions prevailing. Mostly dry, though a few showers along and inland from the Treasure Coast will continue to necessitate VCSH at those terminals into mid to late afternoon. Otherwise, easterly winds around 8-12kts this afternoon becoming light and variable overnight. Then, onshore flow developing once again Tuesday afternoon around 8-12kts. A few thunderstorms possible along the sea breeze over the interior during the afternoon hours. VCTS has been included for MCO/ISM/LEE/SFB to account for this. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 230 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023 The Saint Johns River at Astor has fallen below Minor Flood Stage. The river should continue a decline while remaining in Action Stage early this week. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 67 86 72 84 / 0 10 10 30 MCO 69 89 72 87 / 0 20 20 50 MLB 70 86 74 85 / 10 10 20 40 VRB 69 86 72 86 / 10 20 30 60 LEE 67 90 72 88 / 0 20 10 50 SFB 67 90 71 87 / 0 20 10 40 ORL 70 91 72 88 / 0 20 20 50 FPR 72 85 73 85 / 20 20 40 60 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. AM...None. && Digital Forecasts...Pendergrast IDSS/Radar...Fehling Aviation...Leahy
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Melbourne FL 1056 AM EDT Mon May 29 2023 AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-154-159- 164-247-254-259-264-347-447-547-647-747-300100- Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm-Volusia- Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm- Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm-Flagler Beach to Volusia- Brevard County Line 20-60 nm-Volusia- Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm- Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm-Inland Volusia- Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Okeechobee-Coastal Volusia- Southern Lake-Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie- Coastal Martin-Inland Northern Brevard-Inland Indian River- Inland Saint Lucie-Inland Martin-Mainland Northern Brevard- Northern Brevard Barrier Islands-Inland Southern Brevard- Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands- 1056 AM EDT Mon May 29 2023 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. .THUNDERSTORM IMPACT... Isolated showers and lightning storms will be possible south of the Orlando metro and the adjacent Atlantic waters south of the Cape. Any storms that do develop may be capable of occasional cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and briefly heavy rainfall. .RIP CURRENT IMPACT... A high risk of life-threatening rip currents exists at all east central Florida beaches. Entering the hazardous surf today is not advised. Numerous rescues were reported by Volusia county personnel on Sunday. .MARINE THUNDERSTORM GUST IMPACT... Isolated lightning storms will be capable of producing cloud-to- water lightning strikes and wind gusts over 30 knots on inland lakes, the intracoastal waterway, and Atlantic waters south of the Cape. .RIVER FLOOD IMPACT... The river level at the Saint Johns River at Astor has fallen below Minor Flood Stage. The river is expected to continue to slowly decline while remaining in Action Stage at Astor early this week. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A Moderate Risk of dangerous rip currents will continue at all east central Florida Atlantic beaches through the remainder of the week. Rain chances will remain below normal through early this week, but isolated afternoon storms will still be possible. A return of scattered to numerous storms is forecast from mid to late week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today and tonight. Tollefsen/Pendergrast
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Two brothers from Pierson were rescued from the ocean just north of the Daytona Beach Pier and were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The 22 year-old man succumbed to his injuries.
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, Coastal Volusia County | 2023-05-29 | 22 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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