Monday, November 8, 2010

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather

South:
Increased winds are forecast across Texas and Oklahoma. Freeze warnings remain in effect for much of the South. Temperatures will warm later in the day, ranging from just below average across the Florida Peninsula to between 5 and 20 degrees above average over the southern Plains.
Northeast:
A coastal storm moves into the region today bringing strong winds and moist air over New England and across the eastern Mid-Atlantic; some gusts will top 30 mph. Colder air will linger over southern New England developing a wet snow or a rain/snow mix with a possibility of some snow accumulation in higher elevations. A rain/snow mix will also extend into the Hudson Valley, northeast Pennsylvania, New York, and north Jersey. Freezing rain forecast from New York to Maine.
Midwest:
Most of the region will be sunny and dry with the exception of some clouds moving into the Plains and a few showers late in the day for North Dakota.
West:
A frontal system extending from Southern California to the Northern Plains will produce rain and mountain snow this morning. Heavy snow is possible in the Northern and Central Rockies. Gusty winds are forecast from Wyoming to the Desert Southwest. (NOAA and media sources)
Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico
Remnants of Tropical Storm Tomas
At 2:00 a.m. EST, Tropical Storm Tomas decreased to a remnant circulation, located about 485 miles south-southwest of Bermuda. The circulation is moving eastward at 10 mph. There is a low, 0 percent chance of the system regaining tropical strength. The system is will continue to produce a large area of gale force winds for the next 48 hours. NHC will not issue any further advisories for Tomas.
Central, Eastern, and Western Pacific
No tropical cyclones are expected during the next 48 hours. (NOAA, JTWC)
Earthquake Activity

Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Activity has slowed but continues for a swarm of offshore earthquakes approximately 50 miles south of Adak, Alaska.
Mount Merapi
Mount Merapi, which means âFire Mountainâ in Velapanese, continued to erupt on Sunday. Merapi is part of the ring of fire and is one of Indonesiaâs strongest volcanoes, located approximately 400 miles east of the capital, Jakarta. The Merapi Volcanic Observatory reported two pyroclastic flows were observed Sunday afternoon. A pyroclastic flow is a ground-hugging avalanche of hot ash, pumice, rock fragments, and volcanic gas that rushes down the side of a volcano as fast as 100 miles/hour. The temperature within a pyroclastic flow may be greater than 500 degrees C, sufficient to burn and carbonize wood. CNN and other media sources estimate over 150 fatalities and approximately 150-200,000 people have been displaced since the volcano first erupted on October 26. Indonesiaâs Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Agency reported ash columns towering up to 3.7 miles. The Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center has issued an ash advisory and set aviation condition red. The decision to fly rests with individual airlines. (USGS)
Wildfire Update

National Preparedness: Level 1
National Fire Activity as of Sunday, November 7, 2010:
Initial attack activity: LIGHT (15 new fires)
New large fires: 1, large fires contained: 4, uncontained large fires: 6, U.S. States Affected: KY, OK, VA, and MO (NIFC)
Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)
No activity. (HQ FEMA)

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
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