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National Situation Update: Sunday, October 26, 2008

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No new activity to report.  (FEMA HQ)

Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic/Caribbean:
There are no current tropical cyclone warnings.

Eastern Pacific:
Area 1: The remnant circulation of Tropical Depression 17-E is located about 415 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico and re-development of this system is not expected.

Area 2: Shower activity, associated with a weak area of low pressure located about 1,575 miles east-southeast of the Hawaiian Islands, has increased in organization during the afternoon of October 25 and slow development of this system may be possible during the next couple of days as it moves west-northwestward at about 15 mph.

Western Pacific:
There are no current tropical cyclone warnings.  (NOAA, HPC, National Hurricane Center, Central Pacific Hurricane Center and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center)

Earthquake Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Preliminary Damage Assessments

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Wildfire Update

National Fire Activity Report, Saturday October 25, 2008
National Wildfire Preparedness Level: 1
Initial Attack Activity, Light 70
States reporting large fires: California, New Jersey and Utah
Number of Uncontained Large Fires  3 
Number of New Large Fires 0 
Number of Large Fires Contained 0 

Year-to-date statistics
2008 (1/1/08 - 10/24/08) Fires: 73,372 Acres: 5,034,023
2007 (1/1/07 - 10/24/07) Fires: 76,285 Acres: 8,248,271

Fire Weather
Red flag warnings in effect for portions of southern California through Sunday evening, due to an extended period of low humidity.  (NIFC)

Disaster Declaration Activity

No new activity (FEMA HQ)

Last Modified: Thursday, 04-Jun-2009 16:32:03 EDT