fema daily ops brief for oct 10, 2013
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Federal Emergency Management Agency Daily Operations Briefing for Thursday, October 10, 2013TRANSCRIPT
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•Daily Operations Briefing Thursday, October 10, 2013
8:30 a.m. EDT
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Significant Activity: Oct 9 – 10 Significant Events: None
Tropical Activity:
• Atlantic – Area 1 (Medium 50%)
• Eastern Pacific – Tropical Depression Narda; Area 1 (High 70%)
• Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones expected through Friday evening
• Western Pacific – Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert – Guam/CNMI region
Significant Weather:
• Nor’easter conditions - Mid-Atlantic to New England
• Slight risk of severe thunderstorms – Southern & Central Plains
• Rain and mountain snow – Intermountain West
• Critical Fire Weather Areas / Red Flag Warnings: None
• Space Weather: No space weather storms observed/predicted
Earthquake Activity: No significant activity
Declaration Activity: None
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Updates at 2:00 am/pm and 8:00 am/pm EDT
Atlantic – Tropical Outlook
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Atlantic – Area 1 (Invest 98L)
As of 8:00 a.m. EDT
• Cloudiness and showers associated with a broad area of low
pressure in the far eastern Atlantic
• Located several hundred miles SW of Cape Verde Islands
• Potential for tropical depression to form later today or
tomorrow
• Probability of tropical cyclone development:
• Next 48 hours: Medium (50%)
• Next 5 days: Medium (50%)
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http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_epac.shtml
This product is updated at approximately 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM, and
11 PM PDT from May 15 to November 30. Special outlooks may be
issued as conditions warrant.
Eastern Pacific – Tropical Outlook
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Eastern – Tropical Depression Narda
As of 5:00 a.m. EDT (Advisory #15)
• Located 1,315 miles WSW of southern tip of Baja California
• Moving slowly WSW at 2 mph
• Maximum sustained winds 35 mph, with higher gusts
• A slightly faster forward speed forecast next 48 hours
• Gradual weakening is forecast - expected to become a remnant
low later today
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Eastern Pacific – Area 1(Invest 94E)
As of 8:00 a.m. EDT
• Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of
low pressure
• Located a couple hundred miles SSE of Manzanillo, MX
• Environmental conditions remain conducive for formation of a
tropical depression for the next 48 hours
• Moving WNW or NW at 10 mph
• Probability of tropical cyclone development:
• Next 48 hours: High (70%)
• Next 5 days: High (80%)
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http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/cphc/
This product is updated at approximately 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM, and
11 PM PDT from May 15 to November 30. Special outlooks may be
issued as conditions warrant.
Central Pacific – Tropical Outlook
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Western Pacific – TCFA As of 6:00 a.m. EDT (Oct 10)
• Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of
low pressure are located 32 miles north of Guam
• Moving west at 16 mph
• Maximum sustained winds of 20 - 26 mph
• System will remain in the vicinity of Guam through Friday
• Potential for tropical cyclone development within the next 24
hours is high
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http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/noaa/noaad1.pdf
National Weather Forecast
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Active Watches/Warnings
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/largemap.php
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October Nor’easter October 9, 2013 & continuing
• Slow-moving, coastal low along mid-Atlantic coast through the weekend
• 3-day rainfall, from 2-5 inches; locally higher amounts along the coast
• Coastal Flood Advisories are in affect for portions of eastern VA with
Coastal Flood Advisories northward to CT
Potential Impacts
• Significant flash flooding/overland flooding are not anticipated at this time
• Beach erosion/inundation of shoreline roads and low lying areas
• Combination of the tidal surge and rainfall will result in widespread minor
to possibly moderate coastal flooding
• Strongest winds should remain offshore; leading to rough seas through
the weekend
Response
• Potentially affected state EOCs & FEMA Regions remain at Normal Ops
• No requests for FEMA assistance
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http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-3.shtml
Precipitation Forecast – 3 Day
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
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http://water.weather.gov/ahps/forecasts.php?current_color=flood¤t_type=all&fcst_t
ype=fcst&conus_map=d_map
River Forecast – 7 Day
Hydrograph Page for bdyn1
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Convective Outlooks Days 1 – 3
Day 1 Day 2
Day 3
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Critical Fire Weather Areas Days 1 – 8
Day 1 Day 2
Day 3-8
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http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats_ie.php
Hazard Outlook: Oct 12 – 16
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NOAA Scales Activity (Range: 1/minor to 5/extreme)
Past
24 Hours Current
Next
24 Hours
Space Weather Activity: None None None
• Geomagnetic Storms None None None
• Solar Radiation Storms None None None
• Radio Blackouts None None None
Space Weather
Sunspot Activity
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/drap/global.html http://spaceweather.com/
HF Communication Impact
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Declaration Requests in Process Requests
APPROVED (since last report)
Requests DENIED
(since last report)
1 Date Requested
KS – DR Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding September 25, 2013
Disaster Requests & Declarations
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Open Field Offices as of October 10, 2013
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Deployed Detailed Available Not Available Total
30 1 8 1 40
OFDC Cadre Member Status
Total Available Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4
9* 1 4 2 2
As of: 10/4/2013
* All Type 1 FCOs are available unless deployed to a Level 1 event
Deployed Available Pending Hire On Board Positions
8 1 1 9 10
Federal Coordinating Officer
Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator
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MCOV Fleet / Deployment Status
Fully Mission Capable 52 Partially Mission Capable 0 Non-Mission Capable 3 Total Not Deployed 34
MCOV FLEET STATUS MCOV DISASTER SUPPORT DEPLOYMENTS
Location Units
Assigned Available
FMC Deployed
Committed PMC Unavailable DR-State OPCON
En
Route Unit Prep
Open
Request Notes:
MERS Maynard 3 3 0 0 0 DR-4145-CO 21 0 0
MERS Frederick 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0
MERS Thomasville 14 11 3 0 0 0 0 0
DC Ft Worth 20 6 14 0 0 0 0 0
MERS Denver 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MERS Bothell 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Sacramento 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
TOTAL 55 31 21 0 3 TOTAL 21 0 0 0
Included in above totals, units in route for turn-in. 0 0
Data as of: 10/09/13 @ 1500
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Active IA Disasters - Referral Status & Awards
Data as of: 10/09/13 @ 1500 # Max Grants = Applicants awarded maximum IHP ($32,400 for Major Disasters declared FY 2014)
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IA Registration Statistics
IA Registrations and IHP Amounts as of October 9, 2013 @ 1500
DR/EM # - State Registrations Approved
Applicants Total HA Approved
Total ONA
Approved Total IHP Approved
4145 - CO 23,717 13,521 $37,638,340 $2,627,331 $40,265,671
Totals 23,717 13,521 $37,638,340 $2,627,331 $40,265,671
24 hour change +244 +215 +$831,591 +$131,080 +$962,670
NPSC Call Data for October 8, 2013
Total Calls Answered (Help Line + Registration Intake) 2,473
Average time to answer call 13 seconds
Maximum / Minimum time to answer a call 1 minute, 48 seconds / 8 seconds
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Housing Inspection Statistics
Inspection Data as of October 9, 2013 @ 1500
DR #-State Inspectors Inspections
Assigned
Inspections
Completed Inspection % Complete
Turnaround Time
(Days)
4145 - CO 29 20,561 19,993 97.24% 2.4
TOTAL 29 20,561 19,993 97.24% 2.4
24 hour change 0 +280 +267 -0.03% -0.0
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HIGHLIGHTS:.
CO -
• Region 6 FDRC Earl Zuelke is deployed as deputy FDRC
for Colorado 4145 and 3365 disasters.
• USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is
providing one exempt individual from their Colorado
office to serve as the field coordinator for NCR. This was
requested by the State and coordinated by the FDRC.
OK –Tribal Nations will be attending a Joint Field Office
Orientation Session on 10/23/13 and 10/24/2013 for an
overview of the JFO and to present information on the
National Disaster Recovery Framework.
DISASTER STATE FDRC
Sandy CT James McPherson
Sandy NJ Peter Martinasco
Sandy NY Ken Curtin
Isaac LA Wayne Rickard
Drought 39 States Colleen Callahan (USDA)
Tornado OK Wayne Rickard
Flood CO Dan Alexander
Flood AK Joan Rave
Flood IL Earl Zuelke
NDRF Operations
Legend
Active NDRF Operations
NDRF Assessments
Drought
No NDRF Operations
Data as of: 10/09/13 @ 1500
AK
HI
FDRC – Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator
JFO – Joint Field Office
NCR – Natural and Cultural Resources
NDRF – National Disaster Recovery Framework
RSF – Recovery Support Function
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IMAT Status National Teams
Team Status Team Status Team Status
Blue/White East West CO
Regional Teams Team Status Team Status Team Status
Region I Region V Region VIII
Region II Region VI-1 Region IX-1
Region III Region VI-2 Region IX-2
Region IV-1 Region VII KS Region X
Region IV-2
= Assigned/Deployed
= Not Mission Capable
= Available/Mission Capable
= Available/Partially Mission Capable
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Urban Search & Rescue INCIDENT SUPPORT TEAMS (Red-White-Blue) – Monthly On Call Rotation
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
WEST CENTRAL EAST
Team Status Team Status Team Status
CA-TF1 Available AZ-TF1 Available FL-TF1 Available
CA-TF2 Available CO-TF1 Available FL-TF2 Available
CA-TF3 Available IN-TF1 Available MA-TF1 Available
CA-TF4 Available MO-TF1 Available MD-TF1 Available
CA-TF5 Available NE-TF1 Available NY-TF1 Available
CA-TF6 Available NM-TF1 Conditional PA-TF1 Available
CA-TF7 Available NV-TF1 Conditional VA-TF1 Available
CA-TF8 Available TN-TF1 Available VA-TF2 Available
WA-TF1 Available TX-TF1 Available OH-TF1 Available
UT-TF1 Available
= Assigned/Deployed = Out-of-Service
= Available/Mission Capable = Available/Partially Mission Capable
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Region RRCC Regional Watch Center
I Not Activated Maynard MOC (24/7)
II Not Activated 24/7
III Not Activated 24/7
IV Not Activated 24/7
V Not Activated 24/7
VI Not Activated Denton MOC (24/7)
VII Not Activated 24/7
VIII Not Activated Denver MOC (24/7)
IX Not Activated 24/7
X Not Activated Bothell MOC (24/7)
RRCC / Regional Watch Center Status
= Not Mission Capable = Available/Partially Mission Capable = Available/Mission Capable
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National Team Status
Team/Status Current Location Remarks
National Watch Center Washington, DC Enhanced Watch (Day only)
NRCC Washington, DC Not Activated
HLT Miami, FL Activated
DEST Washington, DC Not Activated
Mission Capable Partially Mission Capable Not Mission Capable
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