Astronomical Low Tide — Flagler, Florida

2012-09-15 · Flagler, Florida

Event narrative

The Orlando New 13 station reported 22 rip current rescues along the Flagler County Atlantic coast. There was a moderate rip current risk in effect.

Wider weather episode

A coastal trough broke down along the NE Florida coast and moved inland as the east coast sea breeze moved inland during the mid afternoon. Convergence along this hybrid boundary created surface vorticity with was stretched vertically by developing thunderstorm updrafts just east of the Jacksonville Airport, which created 2 observed funnel clouds over northern Duval County. The airmass was very unstable in the low levels below 650 mb with weak shear and steep low level lapse rates.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 405730. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.