Florida Division of Emergency Management State Watch Office Morning Situation Report Monday, October 1, 2018
State Emergency Operations Center Activation Level Level 3 Monitoring
SERT On-Call Personnel Position Personnel Phone Email Operations Chief Ashley Davis (850) 544-8373 Ashley.Davis@em.myflorida.com Watch Officer Axel Runtschke (850) 841-9619 Axel.Runtschke@em.myflorida.com Duty Officer Justin Lazzara (850) 519-6961 Justin.Lazzara@em.myflorida.com Operations Officer- Day Amanda Holcomb (850) 815-4001 SWP@em.myflorida.com Operations Officer- Swing Phillip Thomas (850) 815-4001 SWP@em.myflorida.com Operations Officer- Night Woody Harvey (850) 815-4001 SWP@em.myflorida.com Meteorologist Michael Spagnolo (850) 508-0245 Michael.Spagnolo@em.myflorida.com Plans Chief Ryan Lock (850) 841-9484 Plans_Command@em.myflorida.com Logistics Chief Chuck Hagan (850) 528-7506 Charles.Hagan@em.myflorida.com Human Services Director Pam Hughes (850) 528-5638 Pam.Hughes@em.myflorida.com Emergency Services Director Rob Dietrich (850) 815-4321 Robert.Dietrich@em.myflorida.com Infrastructure Branch Director Danny Kilcollins (850) 519-8581 Danny.Kilcollins@em.myflorida.com ESF 8 On-Call Kenneth DeCastro (850) 544-1697 Kenneth.DeCastro@flhealth.gov Public Information Officer Alberto Moscoso (850) 321-8503 Alberto.Moscoso@em.myflorida.com DEM Finance and Admin Phyllis Vaughn (850) 879-0723 Phyllis.Vaughn@em.myflorida.com
Regional EM Liaison Team Regional EM Liaisons County Location Status / Activities REMLT Manager: Jim Roberts Leon End of Month Admin Region 1: Wanda Stafford Holmes End of Month Admin Region 2: Brian Bradshaw Madison County EM Visit Region 3: Gina Lambert Sick Leave Off & Monitoring Region 4: Paul Siddall Sick Leave Off & Monitoring Region 5: Vacant VACANT See Coverage Region 6: Jodie Fiske Lee End of Month Admin Region 7: Willie Bouie Palm Beach County EM Visit R3 covering Lake, Seminole, & Volusia R6 covering Brevard, Orange, & Osceola R7 covering Indian River, Martin, & St. Lucie Status Normal Operations Delayed Response Out of Service / Unavailable
Meteorology Summary Threat R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Lightning L M M M L L M Flooding L Damaging Wind Hail Tornado Excessive Heat L L L L Fire Fog Rip Currents M M H L H L H Space Weather Very Low Lake Okeechobee Status: Keetch-Byram Drought Index: Elevation is at 14.53 ft. 257 (+14) on a scale from 0 (very moist) to 800 (very dry) Today s Weather Map Rainfall Amounts Next 24 Hours
Meteorology Summary Statewide Overview, Next 24 Hours: The remnants of a cold front will be draped across North Florida today. This will be the focus for rain chances with scattered showers already ongoing along coastal Northeast Florida. The thunderstorm activity will become more widespread in Northeast Florida this afternoon as it tracks from east to west into the Big Bend. A few thunderstorms may be strong to briefly severe across North Florida with gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and frequent lightning. Localized rainfall totals over 2 will be possible in Northeast Florida. In the Peninsula, scattered showers will occasionally move onshore from the Atlantic and impact the metro areas of Southeast Florida and the Florida Keys. Only a stray thunderstorm is expected inland and along the West Coast. With less rainfall, the heat index will reach 98-103 degrees this afternoon in Central and South Florida. Thunderstorms will begin to dissipate after sunset. The exception will be along the coast of Northeast Florida where activity may redevelop after midnight. Otherwise, lows will be in the middle to upper 70s, except the lower 80s in the Keys. Chance of Rain Today Today s High Temperatures
Coastal Hazards / Hydrology Rip Currents: Breezy onshore winds and swells from Tropical Storm Leslie will result in a high risk of rip currents for all Atlantic Beaches. Onshore winds will result in a moderate risk of rip currents for all Panhandle and Big Bend beaches. The West Coast has a low risk of rip currents. Wave heights will be 3-6 in the Atlantic and 1-2 in the Gulf. Remember, always swim within sight of a lifeguard. Rip currents can still occur on low risk days! Lake Okeechobee average elevation is 14.53 feet, which is 0.34 feet below normal for this time of year. Hydrology: A River Flood Warning is in effect for the Myakka River at Myakka River State Park. While the Myakka River has crested, it will remain in minor flood stage through Friday. A few other rivers across the state are in action stage, but are not forecast to rise into flood stage. Rainfall amounts today will be scattered enough to not cause any river flood concerns. However, locally heavy rainfall of 1-2 in Northeast Florida will be possible. This may lead to brief, minor flooding of urban and low-lying areas. For more information on specific river stages, please visit the Southeast River Forecast Center here. Rip Current Outlook Current & Forecast River Conditions
Tropical Weather Tropics: Tropical Storm Leslie is located about 635 miles east of Bermuda or about 1,300 miles southwest of the Azores. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 60 mph and Leslie is moving west-southwest at 5 mph. Leslie will continue moving slowly southwestward for the next 48 hours before accelerating back to the northeast. Some strengthening is forecast, and Leslie could become a hurricane by mid-week. Direct impacts from Leslie are not expected in Bermuda or the U.S. but dangerous beach conditions are expected along much of the East Coast. No tropical cyclone formation is expected during the next 5 days. For more information on the tropics, please visit the National Hurricane Center at www.hurricanes.gov.
Space Weather Current Sunspots Solar Flare Risk Active Watches & Warnings Past 24 hours M-class: 1% Geomagnetic Storm: No A2 Solar Flare X-class: 1% Radiation Storm: No No Radio Blackouts 48 Hour Geomagnetic Forecast 10/1 10/2 Max Kp= 4 (G0) Chance of minor activity = 10% severe activity = 1% Max Kp= 2 (G0) Chance of minor activity = 5% severe activity = 1% Coronal holes on the Earthfacing side of the sun Space Weather: Newly formed sunspot 2723 is small and unorganized. The risk for a significant solar flare is near zero. While a brief increase in solar winds is possible today, geomagnetic storming is not forecast this week. The space weather threat to Florida is very low.
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