Monday, August 9, 2010

[FEMA]

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED)

Significant National Weather

West
Arizona and Utah are expected to remain dry today, but showers and thunderstorms will continue to move from the Four Corners States into the northern Rockies. By Tuesday, the rain will be in Washington, Northern Idaho and Montana.
Midwest
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue as temperatures and humidity increase across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. Some storms will have the potential to become severe.
South
Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for portions of the lower Mississippi Valley. In Florida, 2-6 inches of rain is possible. High temperatures and humidity will continue through Tuesday.
Northeast
In Upstate New York and New England, scattered thunderstorms are expected throughout the day and strong wind gusts and heavy downpours are possible.Â*
(NOAA and media sources)
Mississippi Canyon 252 Update

The oil flow was secured and the cement is properly bonded. Monitoring continues with sonar surveys and visual inspections. Future plans for the site include the removal of the capping stack and blow out preventer to permanently seal the site. The impacted area includes approximately 669 miles of coastline with 57,539 miles, or 24 percent, of Gulf of Mexico federal waters remain closed to fishing.Â*
(NIC Daily SitRep Update)

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No Activity(HQ FEMA)
Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico:Â*
Tropical Depression Colin is now only an elongated trough of pressure north-northwest of Bermuda. Regeneration of this disturbance is not anticipated. Elsewhere, a well-defined low pressure system about 1,000 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands is moving west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph. Environmental conditions may become more conducive for a tropical depression to form during the next few days. There is a high chance, 70 percent, of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. Another low pressure system exists about 110 miles east-southeast of Saint Augustine, Fla. Strong upper-level winds and its proximity to land are expected to inhibit significant development of this system for now but that may change when once it moves into the Gulf of Mexico. There is a low chance, 10 percent, of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
Eastern Pacific
On Aug. 8, Tropical Storm Estelle was located approximately 385 miles south-southwest of the southern Tip of Baja California, Mexico moving slowly west near 5 mph. Additional weakening is forecast and it is likely to be a tropical depression in the next 48 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts and tropical storm force winds extending outward 45 miles. Another large area of disturbed weather is associated with a nearly stationary low pressure system about 250 miles south of Acapulco, Mexico. There is a low chance, 10 percent, of this system becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours.
Western Pacific
On Aug. 8, Tropical Depression 05W was located approximately 140 miles west-northwest of Okinawa, Japan moving north at 16 mph with maximum sustained winds near 50 mph. The storm is expected to intensify over the next 12 hours and reach South Korea by August 11.
Central Pacific:
No tropical cyclones are expected through Tuesday afternoon.
(NOAA, JTWC)

Earthquake Activity

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred Sunday, Aug 8 at 8:04 a.m. EDT offshore of the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Island chain of Alaska. The quake was about 90 miles west-southwest of Adak, Alaska at a reported depth of 18 miles. No damages or injuries were reported.
(USGS)

Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Wildfire Update

National Preparedness Level: 2
National Fire Activity as of Sunday, August 8, 2010:
Initial attack activity: Light (181 new fires), new large fires: 2, large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 17, U.S. States affected: WA, OR, CA, LA, NV, ID, MT, & WY
(NIFC)

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)


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