As a cold front passed South Florida, there were cautionary conditions across the local waters on April 11th. Seas were in the 3-5 feet range across all local waters with northeasterly winds around 15 kts.
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As a cold front passed South Florida, there were cautionary conditions across the local waters on April 11th. Seas were in the 3-5 feet range across all local waters with northeasterly winds around 15 kts. This lead to a strong risk for rip currents, particularly for the beaches in northern Palm Beach county.
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 Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 11, 1:56 PM EST, 34 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Miami FL 256 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 ...New LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (Rest of today through Saturday) Issued at 123 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 A trough over the eastern United States and a surface low developing off the Mid-Atlantic states will bring a cold front through Florida on Saturday morning. A lack of much available moisture and dynamical support for convection will likely mean that any convection that develops will be showers though some thunderstorms cannot be ruled out where boundary interactions with the sea or lake breeze occur. Once the front passes, cooler and drier air will advect into the area with a gusty northwesterly wind flow. Temperatures will reach the lower 80s on Saturday afternoon. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday night through next Thursday) Issued at 255 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 Fairly quiet weather expected to end the weekend and into much of next week. On Sunday the trough will exit to our east and upper level ridging and surface high pressure will build in through early next week. The next trough and surface front will swing through mid- week, with little to no moisture associated with the front, but this will reinforce dry air into the region for the remainder of the week. Sunday will be the coolest day of the extended period with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s and lows in the 50s/60s. We then moderate next week with highs each day ranging from the low to mid 80s across the east coast metro, to mid and upper 80s over the interior and SW FL. Low temps next week will remain in the 50s/60s across South FL, with the warmest temps being along the Atlantic coast. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 123 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 Generally VFR conditions with southeasterly winds for the east coast terminals this afternoon and westerly winds for APF with the Gulf breeze. Winds will gradually veer to a westerly direction tonight as a front approaches and then northwesterly behind the front. There could be a few showers in the vicinity of east coast TAF sites this afternoon/evening which could bring brief bouts of sub-VFR. && .MARINE... Issued at 123 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 Over the weekend, cautionary conditions return as winds will become moderate and seas rise again with a frontal boundary pushing through the area. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will become possible with the frontal passage this evening and tonight before dry weather returns in the wake of the front for Saturday afternoon and the rest of the weekend. && .BEACHES... Issued at 123 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 An increasing rip current risk along the Gulf beaches will materialize on Saturday in the wake of a cold front with northwesterly wind flow. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 123 PM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 A prolonged period of dry air will settle over South Florida this weekend and into much of next week. This will result in relative humidity values falling at or below critical thresholds each day, which will lead to elevated fire concerns. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Miami 64 82 63 81 / 20 0 0 0 West Kendall 61 84 58 83 / 20 0 0 0 Opa-Locka 64 83 61 82 / 20 0 0 0 Homestead 63 83 60 81 / 20 0 0 0 Fort Lauderdale 64 80 63 79 / 20 0 0 0 N Ft Lauderdale 64 80 62 79 / 20 0 0 0 Pembroke Pines 64 85 63 84 / 20 0 0 0 West Palm Beach 62 80 60 79 / 20 0 0 0 Boca Raton 62 82 61 81 / 20 0 0 0 Naples 65 78 58 81 / 20 0 0 0 && .MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...High Rip Current Risk through Saturday morning for FLZ168. AM...None. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...RAG LONG TERM....CMF AVIATION...Rizzuto
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Miami FL 327 AM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676- 120730- Lake Okeechobee-Biscayne Bay- Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM- Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas-Glades-Hendry- Inland Palm Beach County-Metro Palm Beach County- Coastal Collier County-Inland Collier County-Inland Broward County- Metro Broward County-Inland Miami-Dade County- Metropolitan Miami Dade-Mainland Monroe-Coastal Palm Beach County- Coastal Broward County-Coastal Miami Dade County-Far South Miami- Dade County- Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM- Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM- Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM- 327 AM EDT Fri Apr 11 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters, southeast Florida, southern Florida, southwest Florida and Gulf of America. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Rip Currents: There is a high risk of rip currents for the Palm beaches. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. The risk of rip currents will remain elevated for the Atlantic beaches into early this weekend. The risk for the Gulf beaches will increase this weekend after a cold front crosses the area. Low relative humidity values are possible during the upcoming weekend which could result in elevated fire concerns. This will continue to be monitored during the remainder of the week. .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.
Broadcast media reported three people were rescued by lifeguards after caught in strong rip currents at Jupiter Beach, near Carlin Park.
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