National Situation Update: Monday, December 11, 2006
Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).
National Forecast
West
At least three Pacific storms are in line to affect areas from Washington to northern California between now and next Friday. Interior sections of the West will see showers in the valleys and snow in the mountains.
Midwest
Temperatures highs in the 30s north and 40s and 50s south. Morning will feature some fog from the Missouri Valley to the Great Lakes and perhaps some freezing drizzle over parts of the upper Mississippi Valley.
South
High temperatures should range from the 50s and 60s north to the 60s and 70s south this week. Rain showers will develop across the western Gulf region and spread northward by early Tuesday.
Northeast
Mild air will prevail in the Great Lakes and Northeast. There may be a little snow or sleet across northern sections of New York and New England. (National Weather Service)
Colorado State University Issues 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast
On Friday December 8, the Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science issued its extended range forecast for the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. The forecast calls for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2007, with an above-average probability of major hurricane landfall in the US. The complete forecast is available at http://hurricane.atmos.colostate.edu/Forecasts. (Colorado State University)
Tropical Weather Outlook
Typhoon 25W (Utor), located approximately 660 miles east-southeast of Hainan Island, China, has tracked west-northwestward at 6 miles an hour over the past six hours. Winds in the area are estimated to be 88 to 100 mph. No U.S. territory is affected. (NOAA, National Hurricane Center, Joint Typhoon Warning Center)
Earthquake Activity
No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Preliminary Damage Assessments
No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Disaster Declaration Activity
No new activity (FEMA HQ)
Last Modified: Monday, 11-Dec-2006 08:12:50 EST