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National Situation Update: Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED).

Significant National Weather

Northeast
A complex storm system will bring plenty of rain and strong wind gusts for parts of New England. Parts of the Adirondacks and areas from the Catskills westward in New York will see several inches of wet snow. Areas of eastern New York and western New England, where the ground has frozen, will see some flooding. Winds will be gusty, especially in coastal New England with gusts in and around Boston possibly exceeding 50 mph. New York and Pennsylvania may receive 6-12 inches of snow fall by Wednesday. Some snow will reach down into the lower elevations of the Virginia mountains. High temperatures will range from near freezing in northern Maine to around 50 degrees in coastal Massachusetts.
Midwest
A storm system stalling over the eastern Great Lakes will cause a few snow showers from Michigan down to the Ohio Valley. Freezing drizzle may mix with snow at times over parts of Michigan with the heaviest snow possibly falling in northeast Ohio due to the snow being enhanced by Lake Erie. High temperatures will range from around 30 in the northernmost areas to the low and mid-60s in western Kansas.
South
Except for a few lingering showers in coastal North Carolina, most of the South will remain dry. The mountains ofr North Carolina may see from 2-4 inches of snow. High temperatures will range from the low and mid-30s in the higher Appalachians to around 80 in Miami. The rest of the South will see highs in the 50s and 60s.
West
A cold front moving in will cause showers along the west coast from Washington to northern California. A more significant storm will arrive along the coast of southern California. In the burn areas, flash flooding and debris flow may become concerns. Up to an inch of rain may fall in the Los Angeles Basin with 2-4 inches in higher elevations. High temperatures will range from the mid to upper 20s in the Washington Cascades and Glacier National Park to the low 80s around Yuma, Arizona.
(NOAA, National Weather Service and Various Media Sources)

Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

No significant activity.  (FEMA HQ)

Tropical Weather Outlook

Atlantic/Caribbean:
A large area of disturbed weather continues over the southwestern Caribbean Sea in association with a broad area of low pressure. There are no signs of tropical cyclone formation and any further development is expected to be slow to occur as this system drifts slowly west-northwestward..

Eastern Pacific:
No tropical cyclone formation is expected during the next 48 hours.

Western Pacific:
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)

Disaster Declaration Activity

Amendment No 10 to FEMA-1786-DR  adjusts cost sharing for all categories of Public Assistance.  (FEMA HQ)